Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)

Coyote Creek
Spanish: Arroyo Coyote
Coyote Creek (lower right) where it flows into San Francisco Bay
Location of the mouth of Coyote Creek in California
Native nameMáyyan Rúmmey (Northern Ohlone)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Clara County, Alameda County
CitySan Jose, California
Physical characteristics
SourceEast Fork Coyote Creek
  location14 mi (20 km) northeast of Morgan Hill
  coordinates37°19′0″N 121°29′47″W / 37.31667°N 121.49639°W / 37.31667; -121.49639
  elevation2,630 ft (800 m)
2nd sourceMiddle Fork Coyote Creek
  coordinates37°16′53″N 121°33′40″W / 37.28139°N 121.56111°W / 37.28139; -121.56111
  elevation3,400 ft (1,000 m)
Source confluenceConfluence of Middle and East Forks
  locationHenry W. Coe State Park
  coordinates37°10′24″N 121°29′42″W / 37.17333°N 121.49500°W / 37.17333; -121.49500
  elevation1,171 ft (357 m)
MouthSan Francisco Bay
  location
8 mi (13 km) west of Milpitas, California
  coordinates
37°27′26″N 122°2′56″W / 37.45722°N 122.04889°W / 37.45722; -122.04889
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length63.6 mi (102.4 km)confluence to mouth
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftFisher Creek
  rightSan Felipe Creek, Upper Silver Creek, Lower Silver Creek, Upper and Lower Penitencia Creeks

Coyote Creek (Spanish: Arroyo Coyote) is a river that flows through the Santa Clara Valley in Northern California. Its source is on Mount Sizer, in the mountains east of Morgan Hill. It eventually flows into Anderson Lake in Morgan Hill and then northwards through Coyote Valley to San Jose, where it empties into San Francisco Bay.