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River in California, United States

Packwood Creek
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Location
Country United States
State California
County Tulare County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location Visalia, California
• coordinates 36°20′12″N 119°13′23″W / 36.33667°N 119.22306°W / 36.33667; -119.22306[1]
• elevation 272 ft (83 m)
Mouth
• location Tulare, California, United States
• coordinates 36°15′42″N 119°25′58″W / 36.26167°N 119.43278°W / 36.26167; -119.43278[1]
• elevation 272 ft (83 m)

Packwood Creek is one of the four main creeks that flow through the city of Visalia and the surrounding communities. It is a distributary of the Kaweah River.

Packwood Creek was named after Elisa Packwood.[2]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Packwood Creek
  2. ^ Annie R. Mitchell, Land of the Tules: The Early Years of Tulare County, Interesting Facts About Our County (Fresno, California: 1972): 78.