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This segment of the Santa Ana River just downstream of Seven Oaks Dam marks the beginning of the inland riparian zone. Historically, the Santa Ana was named "the best stream in Southern California [for steelhead trout habitat]". [40] The steelhead is an anadromous fish, similar to salmon, that migrates up rivers and streams to spawn. Unlike ...
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.
The Peralta Hills extend westward from the Santa Ana Mountains through the communities of Anaheim Hills, Orange, and ending in Olive. The Loma Ridge is another prominent feature, running parallel to the Santa Ana Mountains through the central part of the county, separated from the taller mountains to the east by Santiago Canyon.
This valley was named Vallejo de Santa Ana in 1769 after the Gaspar de Portolà expedition, of which Friar Junípero Serra was a part, as well as Sargeant José Antonio Yorba, and José Manuel Nieto. The mission located closest to the Santa Ana Valley is Mission San Juan Capistrano , which was built east of the San Joaquin Hills , in the ...
The Santa Ana Mountains, with other Peninsular Ranges and landforms in Southern California. A handful of historic sites remain in the range today. Registered California Historical Landmarks include an Indian Village Site in Black Star Canyon , Flores Peak named for the outlaw Juan Flores , the mining boomtown sites of Carbondale and Silverado ...
Santa Ana (Spanish for ' Saint Anne ') is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States.Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California, the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census.
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.
North Tustin [4] is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Orange County, California.The population was 25,718 at the 2020 census, up from 24,917 in 2010.