Lone Tree Creek, San Joaquin County

Lone Tree Creek formerly Dry Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	San Joaquin County , Stanislaus County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	3.4 miles north northwest of Oakdale, about 550 ft. west southwest of the end of Parson Ranch Road., Stanislaus County
• coordinates	37°48′31″N 120°52′48″W / 37.80861°N 120.88000°W / 37.80861; -120.88000[1]
• elevation	165 ft (50 m)
Mouth
• location	at the confluence with , San Joaquin County
• coordinates	37°52′36″N 121°14′12″W / 37.87667°N 121.23667°W / 37.87667; -121.23667Coordinates: 37°52′36″N 121°14′12″W / 37.87667°N 121.23667°W / 37.87667; -121.23667[1]
• elevation	22 ft (6.7 m)[1]

Lone Tree Creek, formerly Dry Creek, a stream and tributary to the San Joaquin River, flowing in San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County, central California.

It is named for the settlement of , about 2 1/4 miles northeast of present day Escalon.

Its headwaters, in the Sierra Nevada foothills, are now 3.4 miles northwest of Oakdale, about 550 ft. southwest of the end of Parson Ranch Road, in Stanislaus County. Originally its source in the foothills was a few miles to the east, but its upper reaches were subsequently diverted for irrigation.^[2]

The creek flows westward into San Joaquin County where it joins with . Their confluence forms , a primary tributary of the San Joaquin River.

History[]

The settlement of Lone Tree was once the location of a crossing on Dry Creek, for the Stockton - Los Angeles Road on its route from Stockton to the ferries on the Stanislaus River in the vicinity of Oakdale.

References[]

External links[]

• Official map of the State of California, 1854 From 1853, showing settlement of Lone Tree and Dry Creek (as a tributary of the Stanislaus River, unlike today). From David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com.
• Britton & Rey's Map Of The State Of California, 1857 showing settlement of Lone Tree and the creek is now nameless, and no longer a tributary of the Stanislaus River). From David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com.