Tenaja Canyon Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tenaja Canyon Creek |
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Map of San Mateo Creek and Arroyo San Onofre drainage basins. San Mateo Creek basin is in dark green.
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| Other name(s) | Tenaja Canyon |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Riverside County |
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| Main source | at the head of Tenaja Canyon, at the confluence of arroyos from El Potrero del Tenaja, Redonda Mesa and Squaw Mountain highlands. 1,875 ft (572 m) 33°30′23″N 117°21′51″W / 33.50639°N 117.36417°W |
| River mouth | confluence with San Mateo Creek near Fishermans Camp 1,112 ft (339 m) 33°31′46″N 117°24′32″W / 33.52944°N 117.40889°W |
| Length | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
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Tenaja Canyon Creek, a stream or arroyo, tributary to San Mateo Creek, in the Cleveland National Forest in Riverside County, California. Its source is at an altitude of 1875 feet. The creek has its source at the confluence of arroyos from El Potrero del Tenaja, Redonda Mesa and Squaw Mountain highlands. and it flows northwestward 3 1/2 miles down Tenaja Canyon to its mouth and its confluence near Fishermans Camp, at an elevation of 1112 feet with San Mateo Creek.
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