Romero Creek

Romero Creek, originally El Arroyo de Romero,^[2] is a tributary stream of the San Joaquin River. Its source drains the slopes of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, United States.

Romero Creek
Etymology	Spanish
Native name	El Arroyo de Romero (Spanish)
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Merced County, Stanislaus County
Physical characteristics
Source	source
• location	in a canyon a 1/2 mile east of Bone Spring Hill, near Eagle Spring., Merced County
• coordinates	37°09′40.5″N 121°13′24″W[1]
• elevation	2,400 ft (730 m)
Mouth	mouth
• location	near the Delta Mendota Canal., Merced County
• coordinates	37°07′29″N 121°02′46″W[1]
• elevation	200 ft (61 m)[1]

The Creek has its source in Stanislaus County in a canyon a half mile east of Bone Spring Hill, 2509 feet high, near Eagle Spring, about 12 1/2 miles from its mouth just east of where it emerges from the foothills in Merced County, shortly ending where it meets the Delta Mendota Canal.

History

El Arroyo de Romero was a watering place on El Camino Viejo in the San Joaquin Valley between Arroyo de Quinto and Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga.^[3]