Calaveras Creek is a northward-flowing stream in Alameda and Santa Clara counties of California. It runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km), starting from Poverty Ridge, passing through Calaveras Reservoir, and emptying into Alameda Creek east of Fremont, California.

Calaveras Creek
Location of the mouth in California
Etymology	Spanish[1]
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Alameda County, Santa Clara County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	8 miles (13 km) east of Milpitas
• coordinates	37°25′53″N 121°44′49″W[2]
Mouth	Alameda Creek
• location	6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fremont
• coordinates	37°30′13″N 121°49′17″W[2]
• elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Length	8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Arroyo Hondo

Its main tributary is Arroyo Hondo.

Ecology

Calaveras Dam, built by the Spring Valley Water Company in 1925, was re-built in 2018. Facing legal challenges to release flows to support steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the 20 miles (32 km) of Calaveras Creek below the dam, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) began steady releases that lowered the water temperatures and resulted in a sharp increase in the numbers of trout.[3]

See also

• List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area

References

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