Physical Description
Berryessa Creek begins in the Los Buellis Hills near Felter Road. Several different forks of the creek gradually merge until Berryessa Creek becomes a single stream at Piedmont Road. The various forks are located mostly in undeveloped hills owned by a local water department and are used for cattle grazing. After crossing under Piedmont Road, Berryessa Creek forms the northern boundary of Berryessa Creek Park in the Berryessa neighborhood. At Morill Avenue, Berryessa Creek becomes a straightened ditch. It then winds its way north into Milpitas. In Milpitas, Piedmont Creek, Arroyo de los Coches, Calera Creek, and Penitencia Creek, respectively, dump into Berryessa Creek. The large creek then merges with Coyote Creek and passes by the Newby Island Landfill. As Coyote Slough, it then meanders its way into the San Francisco Bay.
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