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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Santa Clara River (California)
		The Santa Clara River is a river, approximately 116 mi (186 km) long, in southern California in the United States.
		The Santa Clara is the largest river system along the coast of Southern California and only one of two remaining river systems in the region that remain in their natural states and not channelized by concrete.
		It flows along the north side of the Santa Susana Mountains and empties into the Pacific Ocean between the cities of Ventura and Oxnard, in the area designated by the state as the Santa Clara River Estuary Natural Reserve.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Santa-Clara-River-(California) (496 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Santa Clara River (California)
		Its headwaters are near the town of Acton in Los Angeles County, on the north slope of the San Gabriel Mountains.
		California is governed as a republic, with three branches of government, the executive branch consisting of the Governor of California and the other independently elected constitutional officers, the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate, and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.
		As the city is hemmed in by mountains on all sides (the Tehachapis on the north, the San Gabriels on the east, and the Santa Susanas on the south and west) and is primarily reliant on the automobile for transportation, it suffers from chronic smog.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Santa-Clara-River-%28California%29 (493 words)

	Santa Clara River Watershed Tributary Subprofiles
		The Santa Felicia Dam was built in 1955 approximately 8 km upstream of the confluence with the Santa Clara River and impounds runoff from the subwatershed.
		Recharge in the Fillmore groundwater basin is primarily caused by percolation of surface flow from the Santa Clara River, Sespe Creek, and from the UWCD releases from Lake Piru.
		Santa Paula Creek is one of the major tributaries of the Santa Clara River watershed.
	www.wrpinfo.scc.ca.gov /watersheds/sc/sc_subprofiles.html (7057 words)

	Early History Essay -- Santa Clara County, California -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The physical geography of Santa Clara County, situated between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Diablo Mountain Range to the east, was formed quite recently in geological history.
		Santa Clara Valley was created by the sudden growth of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Diablo Mountain Range, during the later Cenozoic era.
		Santa Clara County was linked to the world by the railroads, and despite a rapid population growth since 1850, the county retained her natural beauty.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/santaclara/history.htm (2211 words)

	Los Angeles District, US Army Corps of Engineers
		The Santa Clara River for the majority of its length, both in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, is in a natural state.
		The purpose of the Santa Clara River Watershed feasibility study is to determine the impact of the upstream urbanization, specifically in Los Angeles County, to the present natural state of the river in Ventura County and communities adjacent to the River that expect to develop close to the River banks.
		In the lower Santa Clara River, issues are overdrafting of groundwater, seawater intrusion and areas with nitrates in excess of the State drinking water standard.
	www.spl.usace.army.mil /santaclara/santaclarariverwatershed.htm (2486 words)

	Santa Paula Times: Santa Clara River bottom homeless encampments focus of arsonist
		Two fires at the Santa Clara River bottom that damaged a pair of homeless camps were arson, according to public safety officials.
		The Santa Paula Fire Department and Ventura County Fire Department responded to the riverbed area near the 12th Street bridge, and while on scene “another fire was started several hundred yards southeast of our location,” said Interim Chief Fildes.
		Since late last year Santa Paula Police and sheriff’s deputies have been dismantling the camps, and in recent weeks several of those living in the river bottom were arrested on various criminal charges, including possession and suspicion of sales of narcotics.
	www.santapaulatimes.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/11765/Santa_Clara_River_bottom_homeless_encampments_focus_of_arsonist_.html (383 words)

	Winter 2001 -- coastal Conservancy Proposes Santa Clara River Parkway and Wildlife Preserve
		Despite the recognized significance of the existing river and estuarine habitat, it is understood that more than any other section of the river, the floodplain has been constrained and degraded by private levees, mining, and water facilities, reduced from its former vast extent.
		The Santa Clara River is the longest and potentially the most significant river in southern California because of its natural functions and its restoration potential.
		The agricultural and scenic heritage along the river is very significant but the most dramatic part of the river's history has been the flooding, from the St. Francis Dam Disaster to the shocking 1969 flood which wiped out crops and developed areas for approximately fifty miles.
	www.fscr.org /html/2001-01-02.html (1157 words)

	Santa Paula Times: Santa Clara River listed among nation’s top 10 of most threatened
		Ironically, the SCR was on its way to becoming a federally lauded natural river recognized nationally – a move that would have placed stronger restrictions on development – in the 1990s, an effort that was derailed by Rep. Buck McKeon, a Santa Clarita Republican.
		Ron Bottorff, president of Friends of the Santa Clara River points to the serious flashfloods along the river that occurred earlier this year during January and February causing massive damage in areas including to the Santa Paula Airport.
		In addition, planned development along the river could destroy the habitats for about 30 species of animals that are classified by state or federal agencies as endangered, threatened or of special concern.
	www.santapaulatimes.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/8683/Santa_Clara_River_listed_among_nation%92s_top_10_of_most_threatened.html (497 words)

	Santa clara river california - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/santa_clara_river__california_ (194 words)

	The River Project - Know Your Watershed
		For ease of reference, the portion of the river within Los Angeles County is generally referred to as Upper Santa Clara River, and the portion within Ventura County is generally referred to as Lower Santa Clara River.
		Threats to the ecological health of the river include urban development, channelization, oil spills, stormwater runoff pollution, and the possible resumption of large-scale aggregate mining in the channel.
		Future uses of the river are the subject of a major study, the Santa Clara River Enhancement and Management Plan.
	www.theriverproject.org /santaclara.html (504 words)

	Santa Clara River, Ventura County, California
		Unlike its neighbors to the south, the Santa Clara has not been channelized and bound in concrete; it is considered to be one of only two "natural river systems" remaining in Southern California.
		The Santa Clara is an excellent recreational resource during the winter months, as well as an important habitat for waterfowl and other riparian creatures year-round.
		Throughout its length, the Santa Clara is fed by tributaries flowing from the Santa Susanna Mountains, the San Gabriel Range, and Oak Ridge.
	home.flash.net /%7Ecfoster2/boating/tables/sta_clara.html (640 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Dixie floods took big toll on treasures
		When the Santa Clara River began to rise, families living near the rising waters thought danger was a safe distance away.
		Santa Clara resident Fred Rowley said he turned in a unique piece of folk art that he found while helping his community clean up the river bottoms.
		Paul Graf, who serves as president of the Santa Clara LDS Stake, said he also found a few photos and was able to return them to their owners.
	www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600121840,00.html (912 words)

	TRT - Publications
		The Santa Clara River, which snakes 84 miles from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Ventura County coast, is one of two California waterways that rank among the nation's most threatened for 2005, according to an environmental group that annually compiles a list of endangered rivers.
		In an announcement early today, American Rivers said 2005 is pivotal for the Santa Clara River, and called on Los Angeles County officials and the Army Corps of Engineers to protect the rare woodlands and endangered animals of the river corridor.
		In the Santa Clara River, willows and cottonwoods help form a habitat for about 30 species of animals that are classified by state or federal agencies as endangered, threatened or of special concern, he said.
	www.tuolumne.org /mediaCenter_news05_10.htm (851 words)

	City of Santa Clarita, CA - Santa Clarita Wins 2004 Water Quality Award
		Santa Clarita was awarded the Water Quality Award for “stewardship for extraordinary example of maintaining a high level of water quality of a watershed by a government agency.”
		The Santa Clara River runs through the heart of the City of Santa Clarita, both literally and figuratively.
		The Santa Clara River is the largest river system in the Los Angeles Region that remains in a relatively natural state.
	www.santa-clarita.com /cityhall/cmo/press/release.asp?ID=365 (320 words)

	Santa Clara Church: A history \| The-Tidings.com
		But Santa Clara Church also owes its name to the nearby Santa Clara River, itself named in 1769 when Capt. Gaspar Portola and his expedition explored the area on their pioneer exploration of the state.
		Sadly, he was the first to be buried at Santa Clara Cemetery, victim of the influenza epidemic in 1918.
		During his pastorate (1964-74), he remodeled and doubled the size of Santa Clara Church; renovated the school, convent and rectory; and coped with damage on the church from the 1973 earthquake.
	www.the-tidings.com /2004/0409/claraside.htm (756 words)

	LACDPW: Santa Clara River Watershed
		The Santa Clara River is the largest river system in southern California that remains in a relatively natural state.
		The river originates in the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains in north Los Angeles County, traverses in a westerly direction into Ventura County, and discharges into the Pacific Ocean near the City of Ventura.
		The river runs approximately 100 miles from its headwaters near Acton, California, to its outlet, and drains an area of approximately 1,600 square miles.
	www.ladpw.org /wmd/watershed/sc (192 words)

	Santa Clara (California) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Santa Clara (California), city, Santa Clara County, western California, on the Guadalupe River, in the Santa Clara Valley, near San Jose;...
		Santa Clara University, private, coeducational institution in Santa Clara, California, affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic...
		Cloisters of the Convent of Santa Clara, Guatemala
	encarta.msn.com /Santa_Clara_(California).html (151 words)

	Virgin River/Santa Clara River Flood Relief, Inc. St George, UT 84770
		The raging waters of the Santa Clara River, and to a lesser extent, the Virgin River reached flows not seen in this part of the country since floods carried away several settlements and settlers during the winter of 1862.
		A man in Santa Clara, Utah, speaks on his cellphone at the end of a cul-de-sac Wednesday, Jan 12, 2005, where a house once stood.
		In an image from Chopper 5, floodwaters flow by the remains of a damaged house on the Santa Clara River.
	www.utahfloodrelief.com /need.html (765 words)

	City of Santa Clarita, CA - Environmental Services: Chlorides, Water Softeners, and Santa Clarita Businesses
		In addition, the Santa Clara River is home to a number of endangered species, including steelhead trout, the Santa Ana sucker, the unarmored three-spine stickleback fish, and the Southwestern Arroyo toad.
		Currently the concentration of chloride being discharged to the river is twice the acceptable level established by the state.
		No. Most of the chloride in the Santa Clara River comes from residences, both from on-site regeneration of automatic water softeners and from chloride that already exists in the drinking water from your tap – these are the biggest sources.
	www.santa-clarita.com /cityhall/cmo/environment/chlorides_res.asp (1602 words)

	Santa Clara Tract/Northern Flow River Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Santa Clara Tract is a mix of gently rolling hills and low mountains dominated by glacial formations, terraces and eskers.
		Northern pike are common in the deeper pools of the St. Regis and in Santa Clara Flow.
		Just outside the Santa Clara Tract, the St. Regis River is stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout downstream of the community of St. Regis Falls.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dlf/publands/adk/santa.html (2400 words)

	Santa Clara River
		The Santa Clara River flows approximately 100 miles from its headwaters near Acton, California, to the Pacific Ocean, and is one of only two natural river systems remaining in Southern California.
		The river supports many populations: the human communities which dot its banks, plus a great variety of flora and fauna.
		The Santa Clara River was selected by American Rivers as one of the nation's ten most endangered rivers for 2005.
	www.fscr.org /html/river.html (146 words)

	California - Nature Conservancy Acquires 3 Miles Along Santa Clara River
		The purchase, which was made possible by a grant from the Santa Clara River Trustee Council, will safeguard vital habitat for a wide variety of animals and plants, including as many as 35 endangered, threatened or sensitive species.
		The parcel is located at the confluence of the Santa Clara River and Piru Creek and encompasses roughly three miles of river channel.
		One of southern California’s last large free-flowing rivers, the 94-mile long Santa Clara River and associated riparian habitats are crucial to the survival of many sensitive species of wildlife, including the unarmored three-spine stickleback, steelhead trout and California red-legged frog.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/california/press/vulcan072105.html (1001 words)

	Arroyo Seco News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Balancing growth with protecting the Santa Clara River, the last free-flowing river in Southern California, is the goal of an $8.2-million study by a partnership that includes Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
		Ron Bottorff, chairman of Friends of the Santa Clara River, said he was encouraged to see the watershed district, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the Army Corps of Engineers working on a long-term plan to protect the environment.
		Santa Paula plans a $50-million waste treatment plant adjacent to the river and intends to be involved in the watershed protection plan, said City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz.
	www.arroyoseco.org /news.php?artic=264 (761 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Devastation stuns Dixie
		Both the Santa Clara and Virgin rivers were swollen beyond recognition, fueled by unrelenting rainfall and a rapidly melting snowpack in the surrounding mountains.
		The river also destroyed several homes in Santa Clara, including a new house whose owners were three weeks away from moving in.
		The normally sedate Virgin and Santa Clara rivers were clocked at 20,000 and 6,500 cubic feet per second, respectively, producing what officials are calling a 100-year flood.
	www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600104244,00.html (679 words)

	Santa Clara River (California) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Santa Clara River is a river, approximately 116 mi (186 km) long,in southern California in the United States.
		The Santa Clara is the largest river system along the coast of Southern California and only one of two remaining river systems inthe region that remain in their natural states and not channelized by concrete.
		It flows along the north side ofthe Santa Susana Mountains and empties into the Pacific Ocean between the cities of Ventura and Oxnard, in thearea designated by the state as the Santa Clara River Estuary Natural Reserve.
	www.therfcc.org /santa-clara-river-california--181546.html (226 words)

	Sant Clara CalMatSanta Clara CALMAT Nov96
		The proposed project has the potential to conflict with the Santa Clara River Management and Enhancement Plan by reducing flows in the Santa Clara River year round, with cumulative impacts to steelhead migration (adults and juveniles) and habitat (all life stages), and other public trust resources.
		The Santa Clara River is located in the NMFS Southern California ESU area.
		Stony Creek, a tributary to the Sacramento River.
	www.dnai.com /~ccate/StaClaraCALMATNov96.html (2266 words)

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