San Jose Creek

The mouth of San Jose Creek is at an elevation of 194 feet (59 meters) at its confluence with the San Gabriel River, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Bassett, California.

Its source is at 960 feet near the Los Angeles County Fairplex, at 34°04′50″N 117°45′38″W / 34.08056°N 117.76056°W / 34.08056; -117.76056, where it has its confluence with Thompson Wash,[1] actually a continuation of the creek into the San Gabriel Mountains.

[2] Because of its strategic location between the San Jose Hills and Puente Hills, the Union Pacific Railroad laid tracks along its route connecting Los Angeles with San Bernardino and Salt Lake City.

From 1829, San Jose Creek was a stopping place on the Old Spanish Trail first used by Antonio Armijo.

In 1837, much of its upper reaches were enclosed within the Rancho San Jose.