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The first private rancho along the Santa Ana River was Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, a 62,500-acre (253 km 2) rancho on the left bank of the lower Santa Ana River. This rancho was acquired by Don Juan Pablo Grijalva as early as 1801. [ 54 ]
Aerial view of the Santa Ana River and the dam. Seven Oaks Dam is a 2,980-foot (910 m) long arched embankment structure standing 550 feet (170 m) high above the Santa Ana River and 650 feet (200 m) above its deepest foundations. The dam is 40 feet (12 m) wide at the crest and over 2,200 feet (670 m) wide at the base.
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for unincorporated areas of Orange County and 23 contract cities in the county: Aliso Viejo, Buena Park, Cypress, Dana Point, Garden Grove, Irvine, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo ...
Critical Fire Weather Alert: Southern California is facing a #CriticalFireWeather event through Thursday, with strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity creating extreme wildfire risks. One fire ...
English: Aerial view of the Santa Ana River, looking into the afternoon sun, where the river forms the boundary between Norco and Eastvale, California, and flows into the Prado Flood Control Basin. The Prado Dam is just before the intersection of California highways 91 and 71 at the far side of the dark flood-control reservoir.
The blaze has was first reported at around 6:50 p.m. local time in the Santa Clara River bottom, the Ventura County Fire Department confirmed. Officials are still investigating the cause of the ...
Map showing the main Orange County watersheds and watercourses. This is a list of rivers of Orange County, California, part of the Greater Los Angeles Area in Southern California.The Santa Ana River and San Gabriel River are the largest in Orange County; their extensive watersheds extend into neighboring Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Southern California was battered late Tuesday and early Wednesday by abnormally strong Santa Ana winds roaring down the inland mountain slopes — with gusts reaching up to 100 mph, weather ...