North Fork Pacheco Creek
| North Fork Pacheco Creek | |
|---|---|
Aerial Photo of North Fork Pacheco Creek Watershed in the Diablo Range of Northern California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Santa Clara County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Henry Coe State Park |
| • coordinates | 37°11′17″N 121°25′42″W / 37.18806°N 121.42833°W |
| • elevation | 2,360 ft (720 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence of North Fork Pacheco Creek and South Fork Pacheco Creek |
• location | 16.5 mi (27 km) east of Gilroy |
• coordinates | 37°02′42″N 121°17′23″W / 37.04500°N 121.28972°W |
• elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mississippi Creek, East Fork Pacheco Creek |
North Fork Pacheco Creek is a 19 miles (31 km) tributary stream of Pacheco Creek, in Santa Clara County, California. Originally it was considered the upper reach of Pacheco Creek. Its source is at an elevation of 2,360 feet (720 m) at 37°11′17″N 121°25′42″W / 37.18806°N 121.42833°W on a mountain side in Henry W. Coe State Park and is the headwaters of the Pajaro River watershed.