Little Cholame Creek
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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| name = Little Cholame Creek
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| image = little-cholame-creek.jpg
| image_caption = Little Cholame Creek at crossing over San Andreas Fault
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of Little Cholame Creek in California
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| subdivision_name1 = United States
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| subdivision_name2 = California
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Monterey County
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| subdivision_type5 = City
| subdivision_name5 = Parkfield, California
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| source1 = On the southern flank of an unnamed peak in the southern part of the Diablo Range
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| source1_coordinates= {{coord|35|59|13|N|120|31|09|W|display=inline}}{{cite gnis |id=244906 |name=Little Cholame Creek}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|2690|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Parkfield, California
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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|54|32|N|120|31|09|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1560|ft|abbr=on}}
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| tributaries_left = Reason Mountain, Pine Canyon Creek, Joaquin Canyon Creek
| tributaries_right = Middle Mountain Ridge
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Little Cholame Creek is a perennial stream in southeastern Monterey County, California, United States. The headwaters rise from an unnamed peak {{convert|2|mi|km|0|lk=off|abbr=off}} southwest of Reason Mountain, in the southern part of the Diablo Range. From there, the creek flows southeast along Parkfield-Coalinga Road, before reaching confluence with Cholame Creek.
History
"Cholame" is a Yokuts Native American word meaning "the beautiful one". The creek runs through the northern part of Cholame Valley, along Parkfield-Coalinga Road, and on through the small town of Parkfield before crossing the San Andreas Fault and merging with Cholame Creek.
See also
References
External links
- {{cite web | title = Map of Little Cholame Creek | url = http://www.google.com/maps/place/Little+Cholame+Creek/@35.9088513,-120.4458535,15z}}
Category:Rivers of Monterey County, California
Category:Salinas River (California)
Category:Rivers of Northern California
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