Arroyo Las Positas is a 7.4-mile-long (11.9 km)[2] westward-flowing watercourse in Alameda County, California, which begins at the confluence of Arroyo Seco and Cayetano Creek north of Livermore, and empties into Arroyo Mocho in Dublin, California.[3]
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![]() Arroyo Las Positas near its beginning, with Interstate 580 in the background. | |
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Etymology | Spanish |
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Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Alameda County |
Cities | Livermore, Dublin |
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Source | confluence |
• location | north of Livermore |
• coordinates | 37°42′20″N 121°45′18″W[1] |
• elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
Mouth | Arroyo Mocho |
• location | north of Dublin |
• coordinates | 37°41′41″N 121°51′34″W[1] |
• elevation | 348 ft (106 m)[1] |
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