Santa Clara River

The Santa Clara River is an 83 mile long river in Ventura and Los Angeles counties in Southern California. It drains four ranges in the Transverse Ranges System, flowing west onto the Oxnard Plain and into the Santa Barbara Channel of the Pacific Ocean. The river has provided habitat for native plants and animals, and has historically supplied humans with water, fish, and fertile farmland. It has been home to the Tataviam and Chumash people, and has undergone some alteration for agriculture and urban development. The river's headwaters take drainage from the San Gabriel Mountains, and it flows through the Santa Clarita Valley before reaching the Pacific Ocean. The river's watershed remains one of the most natural in Southern California, despite being located near the heavily populated Los Angeles Basin.learn more on wikipedia