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The channeled mouth of the Santa Ana River between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. The Santa Ana River watershed shares boundaries with many adjacent river basins. In the northwest is the San Gabriel River, which empties into the Pacific at Long Beach.
- 96 mi (154 km), Northeast-Southwest
- Pacific Ocean
- Coon Creek
- California
Dec 7, 2023 · The Santa Ana River drains the largest watershed basin in Southern California (over 2,650 square miles). The 96-mile river ends in Orange County between Newport Beach and Huntington Beach at the Santa Ana River Mouth.
5 days ago · by Christina Giudice. The Santa Ana River Mouth, a 13.2-acre area of land, is governed by four agencies: the California State Lands Commission, California State Parks, Orange County Flood Control, and the City of Newport Beach. When multiple jurisdictions cover a relatively small piece of land, proper governance can become convoluted and confused.
Nov 29, 2012 · The mouth of a swollen Santa Ana River near Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, 1927. Courtesy of the Orange County Archives. On the banks of the Santa Ana River -- at nearly 100 miles, the longest in Southern California -- the interplay between nature and culture becomes visible.
This short video walks you through the Santa Ana River Mouth site as berming operations were continuing to keep oil from the Huntington Beach Oil Spill out o...
Feb 27, 2024 · Native Fish Population and Habitat Study, Santa Ana River, California. The Santa Ana River, the largest river in southern California, flows through diverse landscapes, from the high desert to urban and suburban areas in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, stretching approximately 96 miles (154 kilometers) from its headwaters in the San Bernardino Mountains to its mouth at the ...
Sep 30, 2022 · September 30, 2022. Cover Photo: Western Snowy Plover chick. The Santa Ana River Mouth is home to two species of bird that are protected by the Endangered Species Act: the California Least Tern ( Sterna antillarum browni) and the Western Snowy Plover ( Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus ).
