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Mills Creek
Mills Creek (San Mateo County) is located in California
Mills Creek (San Mateo County)
Location of the mouth of Mills Creek in California
Country United States
State California
Region San Mateo County
City Burlingame
Physical characteristics
Main source San Mateo County, California
River mouth Burlingame, California
29 ft (8.8 m)
37°35′50″N 122°21′57″W / 37.59733°N 122.36571°W / 37.59733; -122.36571

Mills Creek is a short eastward-flowing stream whose watershed originates in and around Mills Canyon Park in Burlingame's foothills in San Mateo County, California, United States. The creek runs south of Millbrae Creek and north of Easton Creek watercourses respectively.

The creek is in a mostly natural channel through the hills and residential flatlands of Burlingame. Starting near the Caltrain tracks, it is partially culverted and channelized into the San Francisco Bay.

Watercourse gallery

  • Mills Canyon Wildlife Area

    Mills Canyon Wildlife Area headwaters region

  • Mills Creek in Mills Canyon

    In Mills Canyon

  • Mills Creek upstream of tracks

    upstream of railroad tracks

  • Mills Creek at Rollins Rd and tracks pano

    Pano along railroad tracks (left) and Rollins Road (right)

  • Mills Creek at Rollins Rd

    At Rollins Road

  • Mills Creek by Adrian Storm Station and highway 101

    Behind the Adrian Storm Station

  • Adrian Storm Station on Mills Creek

    Adrian Storm Station

  • Mills Creek looking southwest from Old Bayshore Hwy

    Upstream from Old Bayshore Highway

  • Mills Creek looking toward bay from Old Bayshore Hwy

    Slough entering the Bay

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