Kellogg Creek (Indian Slough tributary)

Kellogg Creek is a tributary of Indian Slough, in Contra Costa County, California. Indian Slough itself is a tributary of the Old River, an old channel of the San Joaquin River.^[1]

History

Kellogg Creek was formerly named Arroyo Santa Ángela de Fulgino by Pedro Font, on April 4, 1776, as the expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza passed through the area.^[2]: 1 In the 19th century it was known to the Californios as Arroyo del Sur.^[2]: 399

Geography

The mouth of Kellogg Creek lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2.1 meters) at its confluence with Indian Slough in Contra Costa County. Its source is located at 37°47′23″N 121°42′51″W at the head of a canyon in the hills north of Brushy Peak, in the Diablo Range in Alameda County, California. It arises at an elevation of 1,162 feet (354 meters).^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Slough
2. Frank F. Latta, JOAQUIN MURRIETA AND HIS HORSE GANGS, Bear State Books, Santa Cruz, California. 1980.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kellogg Creek

37°54′25″N 121°36′34″W