The Santa Clara River is an 83 mi long river in Ventura and Los Angeles counties in Southern California. It drains parts of four ranges in the Transverse Ranges System north and northwest of Los Angel
View of Santa Clara River with Rancho Camulos in the foreground, 1888
Aerial view of the Santa Clara River as it winds through Soledad Canyon just east of Santa Clarita
Aerial view of the Santa Clara River at Piru
Fisherman with catch of steelhead in lower Sespe Creek, 1911
Santa Clara River Valley
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The Santa Clara River Valley is a rural, mainly agricultural valley in Ventura County, California that has been given the moniker Heritage Valley by the namesake tourism bureau. The valley includes th
Santa Clara River (California)
…farmland. The northern portion of the watershed was home to the Tataviam people while the southern portion was occupied by the Chumash people. Much of the Santa Clara River Valley is used for agriculture which has limited the use of structural levees to separate the natural floodplain from the river. Although it is one of the…
Aerial view of the Santa Clara River Valley, with CA 126 running along the northern banks of the Santa Clara River
Orange groves of the Santa Clara River Valley
Aerial view of the Santa Clara River, with Piru at center left