Coyote Creek

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This article is about a creek in Santa Clara County, Ca. For the creek in Ventura County, see Coyote Creek (Ventura County).

Coyote Creek is a river that flows through the Santa Clara Valley. Although it is called a "creek", Coyote Creek is actually a large river comparable in size to the Guadalupe River. The river's main source is in Henry W. Coe State Park and the surrounding hills. Thence it flows into Anderson Reservoir and further to Coyote Reservoir; flow continues from Morgan Hill into San Jose. As Coyote Creek forms the eastern boundary of downtown San Jose, it winds its way into North San Jose. There, Miguelita Creek, Penitencia Creek, and Berryessa Creek dump into the river. Coyote Creek then bypasses the Newby Island landfill and dumps into the San Francisco Bay.

The river is managed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District. In 1983, torrential rains caused by el Niño resulted in significant flooding of Coyote Creek in the Alviso neighborhood.

Coyote Creek is also a stream in Ventura County, which forms Lake Casitas.

External links

[Santa Clara Valley Water District Website]

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