| Orestimba Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Arroyo de Orestimba (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Stanislaus County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | confluence |
| • location | of North Fork Orestimba Creek and South Fork Orestimba Creek., Stanislaus County, California |
| • coordinates | 37°18′09″N 121°17′22″W / 37.30250°N 121.28944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Mouth | mouth |
• location | at the San Joaquin River, about 7 1/2 miles north of Newman, in Stanislaus County |
• coordinates | 37°25′19″N 121°00′12″W / 37.42194°N 121.00333°W[1] |
• elevation | 46 ft (14 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | San Joaquin River |
Orestimba Creek, originally Arroyo de Orestimba (Orestimba, a Yokutsan word for "meeting place") is a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range within the San Joaquin Valley of California.
The Creek has its source at the confluence of the north and south forks of Orestimba Creek and its mouth at the San Joaquin River, is about 7 1/2 miles north of Newman in Stanislaus County.[2][3]
Arroyo Orestimba was a watering place on El Camino Viejo in the San Joaquin Valley and was the primary water source for Rancho Orestimba y Las Garzas near its northern boundary.[4] The ranch house of Rancho Orestimba y las Garzas, was built above the sycamore grove on Arroyo de Orestimba.[5]