Tar Creek – Stream in Santa Clara, California

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 236025

Location

State California

County Santa Clara

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

36°55'48"N 121°32'30"W

Decimal Degrees

36.9299514, -121.5416079

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Chittenden

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Corporal

0.4 mi W

Also Known As

Tar Spring Creek

Hydrography

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Description

8 mile long tributary of Carnadero Creek.

Nearby Features

Tick Creek Stream · 0.2 mi NNW
Carnadero Creek Stream · 0.3 mi SSE
Corporal Populated Place · 0.4 mi W
Santa Clara Valley Valley · 0.5 mi SSE
Sargent Populated Place · 0.8 mi SSW
Gavilan Creek Stream · 1.3 mi NNE
Miller Populated Place · 1.9 mi N
Sargent Hills Area · 1.9 mi WSW
Lomerias Muertas Summit · 2.0 mi SSE
Fep (historical) Populated Place · 2.2 mi ENE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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