Amaya Creek is a creek located Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is part of the Soquel Creek watershed.[1] The creek was named after two brothers who owned the land around it, circa 1860: Casimero and Dario Amaya.[2]

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  1. ^ "Santa Cruz County Watersheds". Watershed and Stream Habitat Conservation. Santa Cruz County Government. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ William Bright; Erwin Gustav Gudde (30 November 1998). 1500 California place names: their origin and meaning. University of California Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

37°4′29.81″N 121°55′30.85″W / 37.0749472°N 121.9252361°W / 37.0749472; -121.9252361