Cantua Creek (Fresno Slough tributary)

Cantua Creek
EtymologySpanish
Native nameArroyo de Cantúa (Spanish)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionFresno County
Physical characteristics
Sourcesource
  locationon the northwest slope of Santa Rita Peak in the Diablo Range., San Benito County
  coordinates36°20′58″N 120°36′19″W / 36.34944°N 120.60528°W / 36.34944; -120.60528
  elevation4,200 ft (1,300 m)
Mouthmouth
  location
4 miles south of Cantua Creek, California., Fresno County
  coordinates
36°26′51″N 120°18′36″W / 36.44750°N 120.31000°W / 36.44750; -120.31000
  elevation
344 ft (105 m)
Official nameArroyo de Cantúa
Reference no.344

Cantua Creek, formerly in Spanish Arroyo de Cantúa, was named for José de Guadalupe Cantúa, a prominent Californio Ranchero in the 19th-century Mexican era of Alta California.

The creek was formerly a tributary of the Fresno Slough, in years of very heavy winter rains.