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San Diego Creek

Newport Beach, CaliforniaRivers of Orange County, CaliforniaRivers of Southern CaliforniaSan Joaquin Hills
20140629 0191 San Diego Creek at Alton Pkwy
20140629 0191 San Diego Creek at Alton Pkwy

San Diego Creek is a 16-mile (26 km) urban waterway flowing into Upper Newport Bay in Orange County, California in the United States. Its watershed covers 112.2 square miles (291 km2) in parts of eight cities, including Irvine, Tustin, and Costa Mesa. From its headwaters in Laguna Woods the creek flows northwest to its confluence with Peters Canyon Wash, where it turns abruptly southwest towards the bay. Most of the creek has been converted to a concrete flood control channel, but it also provides important aquatic and riparian habitat along its course and its tidal estuary.The watershed is heavily urbanized with master planned residential and commercial development. It accounts for 80 percent of the whole Newport Bay watershed, which has an urban population of over 700,000. There is also agriculture, high-tech industry and 15,700 acres (64 km2) of designated open space. Orange County Great Park (formerly El Toro Marine Corps Air Station), one of the largest urban parks in the US, is also situated in the watershed.

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San Diego Creek
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Back Bay Loop Hiking & Riding Trail

Back Bay Loop Hiking & Riding Trail
92660
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20140629 0191 San Diego Creek at Alton Pkwy
20140629 0191 San Diego Creek at Alton Pkwy
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