Uvas Creek
| Uvas Creek | |
|---|---|
Uvas Creek near Sveadal, California, January 2017 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Santa Clara County |
| City | Gilroy, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | On the eastern flank of Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains |
| • coordinates | 37°06′42″N 121°50′20″W / 37.11167°N 121.83889°W |
| • elevation | 3,250 ft (990 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence with Pajaro River just after becoming Carnadero Creek |
• coordinates | 36°58′19″N 121°32′48″W / 36.97194°N 121.54667°W |
• elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Length | 29.5 mi (47.5 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Uvas Creek, Hay Canyon, Sycamore Creek, Burchell Creek |
| • right | Swanson Creek, Alec Creek, Croy Creek, Eastman Canyon Creek, Solis Creek, Little Arthur Creek, Bodfish Creek, Ousley Canyon Creek, Gavilan Creek, Tick Creek, Tar Creek |
Uvas Creek is a 29.5-mile-long (47.5 km) mainly southward-flowing stream originating on Loma Prieta peak of the Santa Cruz Mountains, in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The creek descends through Uvas Canyon County Park into Uvas Reservoir near Morgan Hill, and on through Uvas Creek Preserve and Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy. Upon passing U.S. Highway 101 it is known as Carnadero Creek (also known as lower Uvas Creek), shortly before the confluence with the Pajaro River at the Santa Clara County - San Benito County boundary.