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Devilwater Creek
Native name Aguaje Del Diablo
Country United States
State California
Region Kern County
Physical characteristics
Main source source
on the east slope of the Temblor Range., Kern County
35°28′42″N 119°56′30″W / 35.47833°N 119.94167°W / 35.47833; -119.94167
River mouth mouth
at a point just west of Media Aqua Creek., Kern County
997 ft (304 m)
35°31′18″N 119°53′40″W / 35.52167°N 119.89444°W / 35.52167; -119.89444

Devilwater Creek, originally Arroyo Del Diablo, a stream with its source on the east slope of the Temblor Range in Kern County, California, that flows northeast to terminate just a mile west southwest of the mouth of Media Aqua Creek. It was officially named Devilwater Creek in 1909.

History

Aguaje Del Diablo (Devil's Watering Place) was an aguaje or watering place on El Camino Viejo along the Arroyo del Diablo in the foothills on the east slope of the Temblor Range between Arroyo de Los Carneros in the south and Arroyo de Matarano to the north.


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