Little Cholame Creek

Little Cholame Creek
Little Cholame Creek at crossing over San Andreas Fault
Little Cholame Creek is located in California
Little Cholame Creek
Location of the mouth of Little Cholame Creek in California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionMonterey County
CityParkfield, California
Physical characteristics
SourceOn the southern flank of an unnamed peak in the southern part of the Diablo Range
 • coordinates35°59′13″N 120°31′09″W / 35.98694°N 120.51917°W / 35.98694; -120.51917[1]
 • elevation2,690 ft (820 m)
MouthParkfield, California
 • coordinates
35°54′32″N 120°31′09″W / 35.90889°N 120.51917°W / 35.90889; -120.51917[1]
 • elevation
1,560 ft (480 m)[1]
Length8 mi (13 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftReason Mountain, Pine Canyon Creek, Joaquin Canyon Creek
 • rightMiddle Mountain Ridge

Little Cholame Creek is a perennial stream in southeastern Monterey County, California, United States.[2] The headwaters rise from an unnamed peak 2 miles (3 kilometres) southwest of Reason Mountain, in the southern part of the Diablo Range. From there, the creek flows southeast along Parkfield-Coalinga Road, before reaching confluence with Cholame Creek.

History

"Cholame" is a Yokuts Native American word meaning "the beautiful one". The creek runs through the northern part of Cholame Valley, along Parkfield-Coalinga Road, and on through the small town of Parkfield before crossing the San Andreas Fault and merging with Cholame Creek.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Little Cholame Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upper Salinas Las Tablas Resource Conservation District. "Cholame Creek Watershed" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-08-10.

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