Santa Clara River

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The Santa Clara River is a major natural waterway in Southern California that flows from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean, supporting important riparian habitats and regional agriculture.

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Label Occurrences
Santa Clara River canonical 19

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural waterway
river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
conservationStatus subject of multiple habitat conservation plans
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasinIncludes Santa Clara River Valley agricultural lands
Santa Clarita Valley NERFINISHED
environmentalIssue habitat fragmentation
urban development pressure
water extraction
flowsThrough Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED
Santa Clara River Valley NERFINISHED
Santa Clarita Valley NERFINISHED
Ventura County, California NERFINISHED
city of Fillmore
city of Santa Clarita NERFINISHED
city of Santa Paula NERFINISHED
city of Ventura NERFINISHED
hasTributary Castaic Creek NERFINISHED
Piru Creek NERFINISHED
Santa Paula Creek NERFINISHED
Sespe Creek NERFINISHED
Soledad Canyon tributaries
hasWatershedArea approximately 1,600 square miles
approximately 4,100 square kilometers
historicalUse supporting citrus agriculture
supporting row crops on Oxnard Plain
length approximately 116 kilometers
approximately 72 miles
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Southern California
mouthLocatedIn Oxnard Plain NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Ventura, California NERFINISHED
nearbyProtectedArea Los Padres National Forest NERFINISHED
Sespe Wilderness NERFINISHED
oneOfFew major natural rivers in Southern California remaining largely unchannelized
riverSystem Pacific Ocean drainage basin NERFINISHED
sourceLocatedIn Sierra Pelona Mountains NERFINISHED
Transverse Ranges NERFINISHED
northern Los Angeles County NERFINISHED
supportsEcosystemType riparian habitat
wetland habitat
supportsSpecies endangered fish species
migratory birds
usedFor agricultural irrigation
groundwater recharge
recreation

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San Gabriel Mountains drainageTo Santa Clara River
Sierra Pelona Mountains drainageTo Santa Clara River
Santa Clarita, California, United States hasRiver Santa Clara River
subject surface form: Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita, California, United States namedAfter Santa Clara River
subject surface form: Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita hasRiver Santa Clara River
Oxnard Plain irrigationSource Santa Clara River
Oxnard Plain drainedBy Santa Clara River
Fillmore locatedNear Santa Clara River
subject surface form: Fillmore, California
Santa Paula locatedNear Santa Clara River
Sespe Creek tributaryOf Santa Clara River
Sespe Creek mouthLocation Santa Clara River
Santa Clara River watershed river Santa Clara River
Santa Clara River watershed containsFeature Santa Clara River
Santa Clara River Valley namedAfter Santa Clara River
Santa Clara River Valley traversedBy Santa Clara River
Fillmore, California locatedOnRiver Santa Clara River
Castaic Creek tributaryOf Santa Clara River
Castaic Creek mouthLocation Santa Clara River
State Route 126 followsRiver Santa Clara River