Mariposa Creek

Mariposa Creek, originally called the Mariposa River, is a creek that has its source in Mariposa near the town of Mariposa, California, United States that flows through that town southwest through the Sierra foothills, into and across the San Joaquin Valley in Merced County, into the sloughs of the San Joaquin River south of Merced, California.

During the California Gold Rush, the Mariposa River was a rich gold-bearing creek and the site of several mining camps, including Logtown, Mariposa and Mariposita.

Coordinates: 37°14′55″N 120°18′34″W / 37.24861°N 120.30944°W / 37.24861; -120.30944^[1]

References

↑ "Mariposa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Rivers of California's Central Valley watershed (north-to-south)

Sacramento River watershed	Pit River McCloud River Cow Creek Cottonwood Creek Battle Creek Mill Creek Deer Creek Thomes Creek Big Chico Creek Stony Creek Butte Creek Feather River Yuba River Bear River American River Cache Creek Putah Creek

San Joaquin River watershed	Mokelumne River Cosumnes River Calaveras River Stanislaus River Tuolumne River Merced River Mariposa Creek Chowchilla River Fresno River

Tulare Basin	Kings River Kaweah River Tule River White River Poso Creek Kern River

The name "Mariposa" means "butterfly" in Spanish. Source: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/mariposa

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