Coleman Creek in
San Diego County, California
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is a
tributary
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of the
San Diego River
The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the El Capitan Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the river's ...
that arises at the top of the valley running southeasterly from
Julian, at a saddle between two ridges of the
Cuyamaca Mountains
The Cuyamaca Mountains ( Kumeyaay: ''‘Ekwiiyemak''), locally the Cuyamacas, are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, in San Diego County, southern California. The mountain range runs roughly northwest to southeast. The Laguna Mount ...
just south of
Kentwood-In-The-Pines. From there, Coleman Creek descends northwesterly down the valley to Julian, where it turns west, descending its canyon northwesterly through the site of
Branson City, past the mouth of its tributary
Eastwood Creek
Eastwood Creek in San Diego County, California, is a tributary of Coleman Creek that arises in the Cuyamaca Mountains, at the north face of the gold bearing mountain north of Julian . From the source Eastwood Creek descends northwesterly a shor ...
on the north, passing through the south end of Spencer Valley, past the mouth of its tributary
Baily Creek Baily may refer to:
People
*Baily (surname)
*Baily Cargill (born 1995), English footballer
Places
*Baily (crater), lunar crater
*Baily Head, Deception Island, Antarctica
*Baily House, Newark, Delaware, United States
*An area of Howth in North Co ...
on the north, then descending northwest down Quanai Canyon to its confluence with the
San Diego River
The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the El Capitan Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the river's ...
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History
Coleman Creek was named for A. E. Coleman, who discovered gold in its waters in 1869, which led to the gold rush to the Cuyamaca Mountains and the founding of the gold mining camps of Coleman City
Coleman City, also called Emily City, is a ghost town in San Diego County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3601 feet. It is located on State Highway 78 where it crosses Coleman Creek, about four miles west of Julian.
History
Coleman City ...
, Branson City, Eastwood Eastwood may refer to:
Places
;in Australia
*Eastwood, New South Wales
**Eastwood railway station
**Electoral district of Eastwood
*Eastwood, South Australia
;in Canada
* Eastwood, Ontario
*Eastwood, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood
;in the Ph ...
and the town of Julian.
References
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Rivers of San Diego County, California
Cuyamaca Mountains
San Diego River
Rivers of Southern California