Arroyo Corte Madera Del Presidio
| Arroyo Corte Madera Del Presidio | ||
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| Water code | US : 254575 | |
| location | Marin County , California , USA | |
| source | at Knob Hill 37 ° 56 '3 " N , 122 ° 33' 52" W. |
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| Source height | 250 m | |
| muzzle | in the San Francisco Bay Coordinates: 37 ° 53 '27 " N , 122 ° 31' 25" W 37 ° 53 '27 " N , 122 ° 31' 25" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 250 m
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| Right tributaries | Old Mill Creek | |
| Small towns | Mill Valley | |
Arroyo Corte Madera Del Presidio is a creek in Marin County , California . It rises on Knob Hill about 250 m above sea level. The creek flows, partly underground, through the residential areas of the city of Mill Valley and flows into the Bay of San Francisco north of the Golden Gate Bridge . The main tributary of the Arroyo Corte Madera Del Presidio is the Old Mill Creek .
The name of the water comes from Spanish . "Arroyo" refers to a stream bed, "Corte Madera" a place where wood is felled and " El Presidio " the fortress of San Francisco, for which the wood was intended.
Individual evidence
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, William Bright: California Place Names. The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names . University Press, Berkeley, Calif. 2004, ISBN 0-520-21316-5 , page 92 (English).