Arroyo Trabuco is a 22-mile -long stream in coastal southern California in the United States. Rising in a rugged canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County, the creek flows west and southwest
Arroyo Trabuco shortly downstream of Interstate 5
Arroyo Trabuco crosses underneath Interstate 5 in a culvert. Note that at first, there was only one culvert. Due to increasing flood control requirements, there are now two.
Panoramic view of Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano
An artificial concrete waterfall on Arroyo Trabuco, downstream of the Metrolink rail bridge and upstream of the Oso Creek confluence
Santiago Creek is a major watercourse in Orange County in the U.S. state of California. About 34 miles long, it drains most of the northern Santa Ana Mountains and is a tributary to the Santa Ana Rive
Low rock dam on Santiago Creek in Irvine Regional Park (c. 1917)
Santiago Creek Recharge Basin, for recharging groundwater
Lake Irvine looking northwest towards the dam