Llagas Creek is a
perennial stream
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in
Santa Clara County, California
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, United States.
The headwaters rise on the eastern side of
Crystal Peak near
Loma Prieta
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Although the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was named for this mountain, the actual epicent ...
. From there, the creek flows northeast along Casa Loma Road, until it reaches Uvas Road, and then turns south. At Oak Glen Avenue, the creek turns southeast, passing through
Chesbro Reservoir, and the cities of
Morgan Hill
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,
San Martin, and
Gilroy. The creek continues its southward flow, eventually joining with the
Pajaro River
The Pajaro River (''pájaro'' is ''bird'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a U.S. river in the Central Coast (California), Central Coast region of California, forming part of the border between San Benito County, California, San Benito and Sant ...
at the
San Benito County
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line.
The lower Llagas Creek, south of Gilroy, passes through a system of percolation ponds (
Lower Miller Slough) which are used to treat wastewater in the
area
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.
See also
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Riparian zone
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List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
These watercourses (rivers, creeks, sloughs, etc.) in the San Francisco Bay Area are grouped according to the bodies of water they flow into. Tributaries are listed under the watercourses they feed, sorted by the elevation of the confluence so th ...
References
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Rivers of Santa Clara County, California
Santa Cruz Mountains
Rivers of Northern California
Tributaries of the Pajaro River
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