Lewis Creek Road

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Lewis Creek Road
	Tom Schweich

Lewis Creek Road connects several Inner Coast Range ranches to California Highway 25 near the border between San Benito and Monterey Counties.

Other articles:
• CA Hwy 25: at Lewis Ck Rd;

Junction: California Highway 25

Northwest, past the Pinnacles, to Hollister.
Southeast to California Highway 198.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 17-Apr-05 at Lewis Ck;

Locations: Lewis Creek.

Lewis Creek, sediment load exceeds the capacity of the creek.

Lewis Creek appears to carry far more sediment than the amount of water in the creek would indicate.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 17-Apr-05 at Lewis Ck;

Locations: Lewis Creek.

Hill in Lewis Creek canyon.

Looking up Lewis Creek, we could see a hill with very symetrically steep sides.

Literature Cited:
- Sylvester, Arthur G., n.d.

Locations: Lewis Creek.

Arthur G. Sylvester of the Institute for Crustal Studies and Department of Geological Sciences at University of California, Santa Barbara, maintains a level line on the Rist Ranch on Lewis Creek.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 2:55:57 PM