Adobe Canyon is a

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...

and

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

stream of Del Puerto Creek in Stanislaus County, California. The mouth of Adobe Canyon is at its confluence with Del Puerto Canyon and Del Puerto Creek at an elevation of . The head of the valley and source of the stream is at at an elevation of near the headwaters of Latta Creek.

References

Valleys of Stanislaus County, California Diablo Range Geography of the San Joaquin Valley Rivers of Stanislaus County, California Tributaries of the San Joaquin River Rivers of Northern California La Vereda del Monte {{StanislausCountyCA-geo-stub