Ventura River

Ventura River
Ventura River
	Ventura River flowing through cobble near Meiners Oaks.
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Physical characteristics
Source	Transverse Ranges
• location	Confluence of Matilija Creek and North Fork Matilija Creek, near Ojai
• coordinates	34°29′07″N 119°18′02″W / 34.48528°N 119.30056°W
• elevation	6,010 ft (1,830 m)
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• location	Ventura River Estuary, near Ventura
• coordinates	34°16′32″N 119°18′28″W / 34.27556°N 119.30778°W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	16.2 mi (26.1 km)
Basin size	226 sq mi (590 km2)
Discharge
• location	near Ventura
• average	72.6 cu ft/s (2.06 m3/s)
• minimum	0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
• maximum	63,600 cu ft/s (1,800 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	San Antonio Creek, Cañada Larga Creek
• right	Matilija Creek, North Fork Matilija Creek, Coyote Creek

The Ventura River, in western Ventura County in southern California, United States, flows 16.2 miles (26.1 km) from its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean. The smallest of the three major rivers in Ventura County, it flows through the steeply sloped, narrow Ventura Valley, with its final 0.7 miles (1.1 km) through the broader Ventura River estuary, which extends from where it crosses under a 101 Freeway bridge through to the Pacific Ocean.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Ventura River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The Ventura River Watershed Management Plan". Ventura River Watershed Council. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
^ "USGS Gage #11118501 Ventura River and Ventura City Diversion near Ventura, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1933–2007. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "USGS Gage #11118501 Ventura River and Ventura City Diversion near Ventura, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1933–2007. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[GNIS-1] "Ventura River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[plan-2] "The Ventura River Watershed Management Plan". Ventura River Watershed Council. Retrieved June 15, 2015.

[3] "USGS Gage #11118501 Ventura River and Ventura City Diversion near Ventura, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1933–2007. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[4] "USGS Gage #11118501 Ventura River and Ventura City Diversion near Ventura, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1933–2007. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

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