Del Puerto Creek

Del Puerto Creek, originally Arroyo de La Puerta is a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining the eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, United States. The Creek enters the San Joaquin River, about 2 1/2 miles southeast of Grayson, California in Stanislaus County.

History

Arroyo de La Puerta was a watering place on El Camino Viejo named for the narrow exit a "Puerta" or Door, where the creek emerged from the La Puerta Canyon into the San Joaquin Valley. It provided the southern boundary of Rancho Pescadero (Grimes) and the northern boundary of Rancho Del Puerto.