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Corte Madera is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) south of San Rafael, [7] at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m). [1] The population was 10,222 at the 2020 census . The town was named after the Spanish imperative command "chop wood", as the area was famous for producing redwood tree lumber which was used in the construction of the city of San Francisco .
Corte Madera Creek has its origin just northeast of Borel Hill in the Coal Creek Open Space Preserve (part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and follows Alpine Road northwesterly along the San Andreas Fault to pick up Coal Creek, Rengstorff Gulch, Damiani Creek, Jones Gulch, Hamms Gulch - all draining the northeastern slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Corte Madera Creek is a short stream which flows southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in Marin County, California. [5] Corte Madera Creek is formed by the confluence of San Anselmo Creek [6] and Ross Creek [7] in Ross and entering a tidal marsh at Kentfield before connecting to San Francisco Bay near Corte Madera.
Corte Madera may refer to any of several places in California, US: Corte Madera, California , an incorporated town in Marin County Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio , a stream in Marin County
Madera County (/ m ə ˈ d ɛər ə / ⓘ), officially the County of Madera, is a county located at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. [3] It features a varied landscape, encompassing the eastern San Joaquin Valley and the central Sierra Nevada, with Madera serving as the county seat. [4]
Portola Valley can generally be divided into 7 subdivisions: Central Portola Valley, The Ranch, Corte Madera, Los Trancos/Vista Verde, Woodside Highlands, Westridge, and Blue Oaks. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 9.099 square miles (23.57 km 2 ), 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... also see the county's geography category in Category: ... Rancho Cañada del Corte de Madera;
Alambique Creek, or Arroyo Alembique, is a 2.7-mile-long (4.3 km) [1] stream located in San Mateo County, California, in the United States. It is a tributary to Corte Madera Creek and is part of the San Francisquito Creek watershed. [3]