Temecula Creek
| Temecula Creek Temecula River, Aguanga Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Diego County, Riverside County |
| City | Temecula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Aguanga Mountain in the Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County |
| • coordinates | 33°19′52″N 116°45′27″W / 33.33111°N 116.75750°W |
| • elevation | 4,200 ft (1,300 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence with Murrieta Creek, forming Santa Margarita River |
• location | 0.5 miles southeast of Temecula, Riverside County |
• coordinates | 33°28′27″N 117°08′27″W / 33.47417°N 117.14083°W |
• elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kohler Canyon, Rattlesnake Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Long Canyon, Kolb Creek, Pechanga Creek |
| • right | Chihuahua Creek, Tule Creek, Wilson Creek |
Temecula Creek, formerly known as the Temecula River, runs 32.6 miles (52.5 km) through southern Riverside County, California, United States, past the rural communities of Radec and Aguanga, and ending 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the original city center of Temecula. The creek is filled with boulders and is typically dry and sandy. It is a relatively undeveloped coastal-draining watershed. Until the 1920s, water flowed in Temecula Creek year-round.