Editing Palo Alto, California (section)

===Water===
Palo Alto is crossed by several creeks that flow north in the direction of the San Francisco Bay, [[Adobe Creek (near Los Altos, California)|Adobe Creek]] near its eastern boundary, [[San Francisquito Creek]] on its western boundary, and [[Matadero Creek]] in between the other two. [[Arastradero Creek]] is a tributary to Matadero Creek, and [[Barron Creek]] is now diverted to [[Adobe Creek (near Los Altos, California)|Adobe Creek]] just south of Highway 101 by a diversion channel. The San Francisquito Creek mainstem is formed by the confluence of [[Corte Madera Creek (San Mateo County, California)|Corte Madera Creek]] and [[Bear Creek (San Francisquito Creek)|Bear Creek]] not far below [[Searsville Dam]]. Further downstream, [[Los Trancos Creek]] is a tributary to San Francisquito Creek below Interstate 280.