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(Map) The upper reaches of the Llagas Creek flow into the
Chesbro Reservoir where we start our tour. This reservoir lies just west
of Morgan Hill.
The creek flows generally south and east, crossing Highway 101 and then
continuing south until it reaches the Soap Lake area where it joins a
number of other creaks
by flowing into the Pajaro River itself.
The upper reaches of the Llagas Creek flow into the Chesbro Reservoir
where we start our tour. This reservoir lies just west of Morgan Hill.
At
this point we are heading west and passing over the lower portion of
the reservoir. The main catchment basin for this reservoir lies in the
hills to the north and the main feeder creek enters at the northern end
towards the top of this picture.
We circle the lake in a clockwise direction - this is a closer look at
the north end of the reservoir and the view is north east toward Morgan
Hill and the Santa Clara Valley.
We have completed our clockwise circuit of the reservoir and have
reached the southern end where the Llagas creek exits the reservoir and
continues its journey toward the Pacific Ocean. (Looking south-east)
In the middle of the right-hand edge of this picture we can still just
see the retaining dam at the end of the reservoir. Just beyond the
further end of dam we can make out the concrete spill-way by which the
creek exits the reservoir and starts its course - marked by trees on
both banks, moving to the left of the picture and just below the road.
The creek goes underneath the windy road near the left of the picture
just below a cross-road. This same cross-road is in the next picture.
Here the line of trees marking the creek enters the picture on the
right-hand edge about 1/4 of the way up from the bottom of the picture -
and soon thereafter passes near a cross-road. This cross-road is the
same one as in the previous picture near the start of the creek, but now
our view is more to the south, and we can make out the line of trees
continuing down the valley and into the distance.