Pilarcitos Creek
River in California, United States
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Pilarcitos Creek (Spanish for: Little Pillars or Pillaries Creek) is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) coastal stream in San Mateo County, California, United States, that rises on the western slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains and descends through Pilarcitos Canyon to discharge into the Pacific Ocean Half Moon Bay State Beach.
The Pilarcitos Creek watershed is a significant area of ecological, cultural and economic diversity. It is a source of clean drinking water for residents of the central coast and San Francisco Bay Area and supports several natural-resource based economies – including agriculture and recreational tourism. The watershed is also experiencing increased competition for water between agricultural, domestic, recreational, commercial and environmental uses.
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Half Moon Bay, California
City in California, United States
1.3 mi away
Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
Annual festival in Half Moon Bay, California
1.5 mi away
Half Moon Bay State Beach
Group of beaches in San Mateo County, California
0.1 mi away
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
Music venue in Half Moon Bay, California
1.5 mi away
Arroyo de en Medio
Notable place
1.4 mi away
Half Moon Bay (California)
Body of water on the coast of northern California
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