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Tide-dominated beaches. This term applies to low-energy high-tide beaches where there is a sharp break in slope, which are fronted with wide intertidal sand and/or mud flats due to the dominance of tidal range over wave height. [35] [36] This term is independent of whether the beaches are located inside an estuary or bay or on the open coast.
The lagoon extends for 4.3 miles parallel to a narrow barrier beach. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The first European to come ashore here was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo on October 10, 1542. Cabrillo was the first European to visit present-day California, and he named the lagoon Mugu after Muwu , which is Chumash meaning "beach" or "seashore". [ 5 ]
Drakes Estero, the landing spot of Francis Drake on the coast of North America in 1579 during his circumnavigation of the world is a National Historic Landmark. [13] [14] A historical marker has been placed on Drakes Beach near the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center and monuments to Drake have been erected at the Drake's Cove landing site.
San Gregorio Creek widens to form a small freshwater lagoon in the park behind a sand berm, or barrier beach, which typically blocks the mouth of the creek, forcing the creekwaters to flow underfoot as they seep into the Pacific Ocean. During the rainy season the creek often cuts through the sand berm and flows directly into the ocean.
These California beaches, including the Santa Monica Pier and Mother's Beach in Marina del Rey, received the poorest water quality grades from Heal the Bay.
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve is a natural reserve in Imperial Beach, California, and San Ysidro, San Diego. It encompasses the Tijuana River Estuary, located on the Mexico–United States border. It is divided into two parts: Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge on the north, and Border Field State Park in the south.
Heal the Bay's annual report card ranks the state's dirtiest — and cleanest — beaches based on water-quality analyses. Two from L.A. County made the 'beach bummer' list.
Map of Upper Newport Bay Youngsters wash their horses in Upper Newport Bay, 1975. Photo by Charles O'Rear.. Upper Newport Bay (connected to Newport Harbor via "The Back Bay") is a large coastal wetland (an estuary) in Newport Beach, California, and a major stopover for birds on the Pacific Flyway.