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Lorenzo River. The creek then turns south, crossing under Melissa Lane. It receives a third unnamed tributary on the left bank before flowing through the Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club and under West Hilton Drive.
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Boulder Creek receives Hare Creek, 1.56 miles (2.51 km) in length and at 797 feet (243 m) in elevation, on the right bank within the boundaries of the
Country Club. Downstream of the Hare Creek confluence, the creek flows through a heavily shaded canyon with steep, near-vertical walls and a
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Boulder Brook Drive and South Redwood Drive, Boulder Creek receives Foreman Creek, 545 feet (166 m) in elevation, and, a little further downstream, a sixth unnamed tributary, both on the right. The creek is crossed by Boulder Creek Bridge in downtown. It then flows into the San
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with a 12-foot vertical drop. Water is diverted here into a gravity pipeline (the
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