Los Gatos Creek

Spanish for The Cats Creek. Los Gatos Creek flows 26 miles to Pleasant Valley 5.5 miles northwest of Coalinga. Called Las Gatas Creek on an 1855 map, and called Arrojo los Gates on an 1857 map. On an 1879 map its called Gatos Cr. Until it reaches the confluence with Arroyo del Pidvere (now Wartham Creek or maybe Jacalitos creek) and then becomes Arroyo Las Gatas. Called Las Gatos Creek on a 1914 map. The end of the stream in San Joaquin Valley is called Arroyo Passejero on Guijarral Hills (1936) 7.5' quadrangle. U.S. Board of Geographic Names rejected the names "Arroyo las Gatos," "Las Gatas Creek," and "Polvodero Creek" for the stream, and later rejected the names "Arroyo Passajero" and "Arroyo Poso de Chane" as well.