Rincon Creek is a stream that begins in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Divide Peak, at an elevation of 4,800 feet (1,463 m), and drains a watershed of 9,352 acres (3,785-ha) while flowing generally south for 10 miles (16 km) to the Santa Barbara Channel at Rincon Point, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Ventura and 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Carpinteria, California.