Thank you to all the volunteers who came out today on May 16, 2026 for National River Cleanup Day. We will be finalizing the numbers over the next few days. A table of preliminary results organized by site can be found below.
National River Cleanup Day
Saturday, May 16, 2026 – 9 a.m. – Noon
| Event Name | Number of People | Distance Cleaned (Miles) | Weight of Trash Collected |
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| Site #1: Calabazas Creek, Sunnyvale | 34 | 1.5 | 510 |
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| Site #2: Regnart Creek, Cupertino | 61 | 4 | 166 |
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| Site #3: Coyote Creek, San Jose | 51 | 0.25 | 5000 |
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| Site #4: Guadalupe River, San Jose | 21 | 3.5 | 200 |
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| Site #5: Penitencia Creek, San Jose | 28 | 1 | 225 |
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| Site #6: Coyote Creek, San Jose | 4 | 0.5 | 150 |
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| Site #7: Upper Penitencia Creek, San Jose | 5 | 1 | 300 |
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| Site #8: Saratoga Creek, Santa Clara | 13 | 0.5 | 620 |
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| Site #9: Tularacitos Creek, Milpitas | 25 | 4 | 21.7 |
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| Site #10: San Tomas Aquino Creek , Santa Clara | 12 | 0.5 | 30 |
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| Site #11: Penitencia Creek, San Jose | | | |
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| Site #12: Guadalupe River, Santa Clara | 12 | 3 | 150 |
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| Site #13: Saratoga Creek, Santa Clara | 16 | 2 | 610 |
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| Site #14: Debell Uvas Creek, Gilroy | 42 | 3 | 134 |
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| Site #15: Guadalupe River, San Jose | 15 | 1.5 | 76.7 |
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| Site #16: Adobe Creek, Palo Alto | 6 | 5 | 25 |
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| Site #17: Matadero Creek, Palo Alto | 8 | 2 | 145.5 |
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| Site #18: Calabazas Creek, Cupertino | 22 | 1 | 500 |
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| Site #19: Mallard Slough, San Jose | 11 | 2 | 28.5 |
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| Site #20: Lower Silver Creek, San Jose | 7 | 0.5 | 171 |
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| Site #21: Guadalupe Creek, San Jose | 16 | 1.5 | 145.6 |
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| Site #22: Berryessa Creek, Milpitas | 15 | 1 | 45 |
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| Site #23: Little Llagas Creek, Gilroy | 23 | 1 | 127 |
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| Site #24: El Camino Creek, Sunnyvale | 6 | 1 | 3 |
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| Site #25: Alviso Slough, San Jose | 20 | 0.5 | 45 |
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| Site #26: Deer Creek, Los Altos Hills | 15 | 0.5 | 155 |
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| Site #27: Stevens Creek , Mountain View | 24 | 1 | 500 |
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| Site #28: Quimby Creek, San Jose | 3 | 0.5 | 60 |
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| Site #29: Coyote Creek, San Jose | 13 | 0.5 | 90 |
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| Site #30: Regnart Creek, Cupertino | | | |
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| Site #31: Adobe Creek, Palo Alto | 1 | 0.5 | 10 |
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| Site #32: Los Gatos Creek, Campbell | | | |
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| Site #33: Sunnyvale East Channel, Sunnyvale | 2 | 2 | 30 |
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| Site #34: San Tomas Aquino Creek, Santa Clara | 38 | 1 | 150 |
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| Site #35: Guadalupe Reservoir , San Jose | 3 | 1 | 135 |
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| Site #36: Sunnyvale East Channel, Sunnyvale | 3 | 0.5 | 40 |
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| Site #37: Madrone Channel, Morgan Hill | 3 | 2 | 120 |
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| Site #38: Los Gatos Creek, Campbell | 30 | 1.6 | 100 |
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| Site #39: Calabazas Creek, Santa Clara | | | |
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| Site #40: Guadalupe River, San Jose | | | |
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| Site #41: Sunnyvale East Channel, Sunnyvale | 11 | 0.52 | 52.78 |
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| Site #42: Stevens Creek, Mountain View | 19 | 0.5 | 420 |
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| Site #43: Thompson Creek, San Jose | 12 | 0.7 | 175 |
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| Site #44: Madrone Channel, Morgan Hill | 3 | 2 | 21 |
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| Site #45: Penitencia Creek East Channel, Milpitas | 12 | 0.6 | 76 |
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| Site #46: Coyote Creek , San Jose | 15 | 1.5 | 226 |
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| Site #47: Coyote Lake, Gilroy | | | |
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| Site #48: Guadalupe River, Santa Clara | 11 | 3 | 240 |
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| Site #49: Lower Silver Creek, San Jose | 18 | 4 | 1660 |
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| Site #50: Saratoga Creek, Santa Clara | 1 | 0.5 | 45 |
| Total: | 710 | 66.17 | 1.374.8 |
Strange and unusual items found include:
A fake aligator, railroad spikes, a lawnmower, a purple leopard print guitar, a Coca-Cola machine, car parts, batteries, a ski mask, half a suitcase, bolt cutters, a melted traffic cone, a kayak, and assorted toys
