El Corte de Madera Creek (

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for:'' The Cutting of Wood'') is a small river in the Santa Cruz Mountains,

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, northern

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. It is a tributary of

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. The creek flows about , from its source in Kings Mountain () near Skeggs Point on

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(CA 35), to its confluence with San Gregorio Creek about 2.7 miles east of San Gregorio. The bulk of El Corte de Madera Creek's upper watershed is in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve of the

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, which features popular hiking and mountain biking trails.

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