San Luis Creek (California)
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| San Luis Creek Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of San Luis Creek in California | |
| Etymology | Spanish |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Merced County, Stanislaus County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | source |
| • location | 1000ft. northwest of Mariposa Peak, 3448ft, on the Merced - San Benito County boundary and 7.4 mi south of Pacheco Pass., Merced County |
| • coordinates | 36°57′34″N 121°12′32″W / 36.95944°N 121.20889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,800 ft (850 m) |
| Mouth | mouth |
• location | at the confluence with Los Banos Creek, 3.6 miles east of Ingomar, California., Merced County |
• coordinates | 37°11′00″N 120°54′13″W / 37.18333°N 120.90361°W[1] |
• elevation | 79 ft (24 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cottonwood Creek] |
San Luis Creek, originally Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga, is a stream in Merced County, California. Its source is located near the eastern crest of the Diablo Range, west of San Luis Reservoir. It is dammed to form San Luis Reservoir in San Luis Reservoir State Park, and below that, O'Neill Forebay. From the latter the creek continues east to its confluence with Los Banos Creek, 3.6 mi (5.8 km) east of Ingomar, California. Los Banos Creek is a tributary to the San Joaquin River.
Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga was a watering place on El Camino Viejo in the San Joaquin Valley between Arroyo de Romero and Arroyo de Los Baños.[2] The creek was named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian saint of the sixteenth century.[3]
The adobe of the rancho Rancho San Luis Gonzaga was located along the creek in a site now behind the dam, under the waters, of the San Luis Reservoir.