Santa Anita Creek
| Santa Anita Creek Big Santa Anita Creek, Santa Anita Wash | |
|---|---|
The creek near the First Water trail junction | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Los Angeles County |
| Cities | Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Azusa, Irwindale |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Eastern flank of Mount Wilson |
| • location | Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains |
| • elevation | 4,600 ft (1,400 m) |
| Mouth | Rio Hondo |
• location | Irwindale, San Gabriel Valley |
• coordinates | 34°06′12″N 118°00′56″W / 34.10333°N 118.01556°W |
• elevation | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Length | 10.4 mi (16.7 km), North-south |
| Basin size | 15 sq mi (39 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9 cu ft/s (0.25 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 7,000 cu ft/s (200 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Rio Hondo |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Fork Santa Anita Creek, East Fork Santa Anita Creek |
| • right | Winter Creek |
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Santa Anita Creek (Santa Anita Wash on federal maps) is a 10.4-mile (16.7 km) long stream in Los Angeles County, California. It flows southwards from its headwaters in the south ridge of the San Gabriel Mountains, to form the beginnings of the Rio Hondo near Irwindale.