Watershed Descriptions

Pacifica – Back to Study Area

Area¹: 77,402 km²

Planning Watersheds¹: 2

Description: The Pacifica watershed is located along the Pacific coast. The communities of Miramar, El Granada, Princeton, Moss Beach, and Montara are located in the watershed. The watershed also contains the Half Moon Bay Airport and Pillar Point Air Force Station. The James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Montara State Beach, Gray Whale Cove State Beach, San Pedro Valley County Park, Pacifica State Beach and portions of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area are located within the watershed. To interactively explore features of this watershed, visit the Interactive Mapping section of this Web site.

Streams²:

Salmonids³:

• steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Watershed Groups: San Pedro Creek Watershed Coalition

Watershed Plans:

Ownership⁴: Local, State, Federal, and Private

Landcover and Landuse⁵:

Source Information:

¹California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Watersheds (CALWATER 2.2) for Hydrologic Sub-Area Name and Planning Watershed Name (see metadata for srp_calw22)
²U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Stream Reach File 3 (see metadata for srp_rf3)
³Personal communication: Jerry Smith (San Jose) and Don Alley (Brookdale), 2004.
⁴California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Conservation and Public Lands (Legacy Project) (see metadata spr_govtowna)
⁵California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Multi Source Landcover Data (2002) (see metadata srp_fveg)

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