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Big Sur is a region along the Central Coast of California that ranges from south of [[City of Carmel-by-the-Sea|Carmel]] to north of Ragged Point, just past the southern, coastal border of [[Monterey County]]. This page was created as part of the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at [http://csumb.edu CSUMB] to highlight watershed topics within the city.
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A [[California's Central Coast Region|geographic summary]] created by the [[ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems]] class at [[CSUMB]].
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== Location ==
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Big Sur is a rugged, mountainous region along the [[Central Coast | Central Coast of California]] that is bounded to the north by [[City of Carmel-by-the-Sea|Carmel]] and to the south by Ragged Point, just past the southern, coastal border of [[Monterey County]].
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== Geography ==
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'''Climate'''
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The Big Sur region experiences a Mediterranean climate characterized by dry summers and mild wet winters. From 1915 - 2016 the average annual temperature was 68.6 F and average rainfall was 40.79 inches<ref>Big Sur Station - Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institue https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca0790 </ref> . Big Sur receives significantly more rain than other parts of Monterey County due to the influence of the coastally positioned [[Santa Lucia Range | Santa Lucia Mountains]]. This geographic feature forces cool ocean air to rise quickly and subsequently fall as precipitation.  
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
*[[Big Sur River Watershed]]
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===Wildfire===
*[[Soberanes Fire]]
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*[[Basin-Indians Wildfire in California's Central Coast Region| Basin Complex Fire]]
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*[[Fire issues in California's Central Coast Region]]
 
*[[Fire issues in California's Central Coast Region]]
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====Historic Wildfires====
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*[[Marble Cone Fire | Marble Cone Fire (1977)]]
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*[[Rat Creek - Gorda Complex Fire | Rat Creek - Gorda Complex Fire (1985)]]
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*[[Kirk Complex Wildfire in California's Central Coast Region | Kirk Complex Wildfire (1999)]]
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*[[Basin-Indians Wildfire in California's Central Coast Region| Basin Complex Fire (2008)]]
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*[[Soberanes Fire | Soberanes Fire (2016)]]
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===Agencies===
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====Public====
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*[[California Department of Parks and Recreation]]
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*[[United States Forest Service (USFS)]]
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====Private/Non-Profit====
 
*[[Big Sur Land Trust]]
 
*[[Big Sur Land Trust]]
*[[Ventana Wilderness]]
 
 
*[[Ventana Wildlife Society]]
 
*[[Ventana Wildlife Society]]
*[[Santa Lucia Range]]
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===Places===
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====State Parks and Reserves====
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*[[Point Lobos State Natural Reserve]]
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*[[Garrapata State Park]]
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*[[Point Sur State Historic Park]]
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*[[Andrew Molera State Park]]
 
*[[Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park]]
 
*[[Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park]]
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*[[Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park]]
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*[[John Little State Natural Reserve]]
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*[[Limekiln State Park]]
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*[[Hearst San Simeon State Park]]
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====Regional====
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*[[Santa Lucia Range]]
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*[[Ventana Wilderness]]
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*[[Los Padres National Forest]]
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==References==
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<references/>
  
 
==Disclaimer==
 
==Disclaimer==
  
 
This page may contain students' work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of [[CSUMB]], its staff, or students.
 
This page may contain students' work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of [[CSUMB]], its staff, or students.

Revision as of 11:00, 28 March 2020

A geographic summary created by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Location

Big Sur is a rugged, mountainous region along the Central Coast of California that is bounded to the north by Carmel and to the south by Ragged Point, just past the southern, coastal border of Monterey County.

Geography

Climate

The Big Sur region experiences a Mediterranean climate characterized by dry summers and mild wet winters. From 1915 - 2016 the average annual temperature was 68.6 F and average rainfall was 40.79 inches[1] . Big Sur receives significantly more rain than other parts of Monterey County due to the influence of the coastally positioned Santa Lucia Mountains. This geographic feature forces cool ocean air to rise quickly and subsequently fall as precipitation.

Links

Wildfire

Historic Wildfires

Agencies

Public

Private/Non-Profit

Places

State Parks and Reserves

Regional

References

  1. Big Sur Station - Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institue https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca0790

Disclaimer

This page may contain students' work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.