Aptos Creek

Aptos Creek is a southward flowing 9.5 miles (15.3 km) creek that begins on Santa Rosalia Mountain on the southwestern slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County, California and enters Monterey Bay, at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, California.

Aptos Creek
Arroyo de Outos
Aptos Creek at Spreckels Boulevard bridge in April, 2017
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Cruz County
CityAptos
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouthwest flank of Santa Rosalia Mountain
  coordinates37°04′19″N 121°51′26″W
  elevation2,502 ft (763 m)
MouthMonterey Bay
  coordinates
36°58′11″N 121°54′22″W
  elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftMangels Gulch, Valencia Creek
  rightBridge Creek
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