Dry Creek is a stream in Stanislaus County, California, that is a tributary to the Tuolumne River.
Dry Creek then terminates at its confluence with the Tuolumne River adjacent to the E & J Gallo Winery in downtown Modesto.
Dry Creek has been historically subject to flooding the San Joaquin Valley in the vicinity of present-day Modesto.
Most of the riparian zone vegetation was removed beginning around 1850, when significant numbers of immigrants were arriving in the area during the California Gold Rush.
[2] The flooding that occurs is usually from periods of very high flow in the Tuolumne causing Dry Creek to back up.