Love Creek
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| Love Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Love Creek in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Santa Cruz |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Santa Cruz Mountains |
| • location | Castle Rock Ridge |
| • coordinates | 37°8′20.81″N 122°5′6.87″W / 37.1391139°N 122.0852417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m) |
| Mouth | San Lorenzo River |
• location | Ben Lomond |
• coordinates | 37°5′17.81″N 122°5′14.87″W / 37.0882806°N 122.0874639°W[1] |
• elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Fritch Creek |
Love Creek is a creek in California. It starts around 1,000 feet above sea level, flows southward through the town of Ben Lomond, California in Santa Cruz County, California, and enters the San Lorenzo River south of Ben Lomond. It is actually on the higher ground side of the business district, which makes the possibility of flooding serious.
On the night of January 5, 1982, during the January 1982 California floods, thirty homes were destroyed and ten people were killed by a massive mudslide.[2]
Love Creek gets the name from Captain Harry Love who, in 1853, was in charge of the California Rangers to track down the bandit Joaquin Murieta (some spell it Murrieta). He later moved to the Santa Cruz Mountains and built a sawmill on a stream this stream that was later named for him.[3]