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The California Current (Spanish: Corriente de California) is a cold water Pacific Ocean current that moves southward along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia and ending off southern Baja California Sur.
California Current, surface oceanic current, southward-flowing continuation of the Aleutian Current along the west coast of North America between latitudes 48° N and 23° N. The California Current’s surface velocity is commonly less than 10 inches.
The California Current System. The California Current system is a broad, slow, meandering current. It flows south from the northern tip of Vancouver Island (50°N) to Punta Eugenia near central Baja, California (27°N), extending laterally several hundred miles offshore (Figure INT-01) into deep oceanic waters off the continental shelf.
Learn more about the California Current, a dynamic and diverse ecosystem in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Within U.S. waters, the California Current Regional Ecosystem runs from the southernmost point of California, up through northern Washington.
Cool water from high latitudes flows southward from the edge of British Columbia to Baja; this is the California Current. At the same time, breezes often blow from land to sea and push ocean surface waters away from the coast.
The California Current is one of the world’s most productive eastern boundary currents, and upwelling is the primary physical factor driving the highly productive marine ecosystem associated with the current.
The California Current System (CCS) contains a complex arrangement of moving water masses including the southern-flowing California Current (CC), which can extend up to 1000 km offshore, the subsurface California Undercurrent (CUC), the nearshore Davidson Current (DC), and the Southern California Countercurrent (SCC).
The California Current System is a coastal upwelling biome, as found along the eastern margins of all major ocean basins. These are among the most productive ecosystems in the world ocean.
The California Current ecosystem is a vital ocean system stretching from Washington to Baja California. It is facing a strong 2024 El Niño event, a cyclical warming of the Pacific Ocean.
The California Current marine ecosystem is a highly productive coastal ecosystem in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Seasonal upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water fuels populations of krill, squid, sardines, and other species that are fed upon by larger fishes, seabirds, and marine mammals.