Ventura–San Gabriel Coastal water resource basin (HUC 180701) is one of three hydrologic basins within the Southern California Coastal water resource subregion and is one of approximately 2,200 water resource basins in the United States hydrologic unit system. The Ventura–San Gabriel Coastal water resource basin is a third-level subdivision of the United States hydrologic unit system.[1]
The Ventura–San Gabriel Coastal basin is approximately and extends from Rincon Creek on the north to the San Gabriel Basin on the south.[2] The Ventura–San Gabriel Coastal basin is composed of seven fourth-level hydrological units called water resource subbasins (formerly known as water resource cataloging units), each with its own 8-digit hydrologic unit code. Water in this basin is overseen by the Greater Los Angeles County Integrated Water Management Region, the Upper Santa Clara Integrated Water Management Region, and the Ventura County Watershed Protection District.[3] [4] This basin was part of an educational initiative by the University of California called Watershed U; modules focused on the Los Angeles River, Ventura River, Santa Clara River, and Compton Creek.[5] The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works subdivides the water sectors of their county six ways, slightly differently from the federal subdivisions; they oversee the heavily channelized watercourses of the county in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[6]
| Basin HUC[7] | Basin name | Basin description | Basin location | Basin size | Basin map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18070101 | Ventura River, Lake Casitas | Ventura County | ||||
| 18070102 | Santa Clara subbasin | Santa Clara River is major feature; "encompasses majority of Los Angeles County and Ventura County, as well as cities of Fillmore, San Buenaventura, Santa Clarita, and Santa Paula"[8] | Ventura County, Los Angeles County | |||
| 18070103 | Calleguas subbasin | Calleguas Creek, Arroyo Conejo, Mugu Lagoon | Ventura County, Los Angeles County | |||
| 18070104 | Santa Monica Bay subbasin | Malibu Creek, Ballona Creek, Dominguez Channel, "mostly highly urbanized areas; major communities include the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Culver City, Inglewood, Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood" | Los Angeles County | |||
| 18070105 | Los Angeles subbasin | Los Angeles River is major feature; "majority of the upper portion is covered by forest and open space. Cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles are highly developed with residential and urban use" | Los Angeles County | |||
| 18070106 | San Gabriel subbasin | San Gabriel River is major feature; "majority of areas are not developed. It runs through Angeles National Forest and cities of Covina, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Pomona, and Whittier" | Los Angeles County, Orange County, California | |||
| 18070107 | San Pedro Channel Islands subbasin | Southern Channel Islands | Los Angeles County |