Difference between revisions of "Lower Salinas River Watershed"
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Defined in the document "[[Total Maximum Daily Load for Fecal Coliform for the Lower Salinas River Watershed]]" as "the watershed area of the Salinas River from Gonzales Road downstream to its confluence with Moss Landing Harbor" | Defined in the document "[[Total Maximum Daily Load for Fecal Coliform for the Lower Salinas River Watershed]]" as "the watershed area of the Salinas River from Gonzales Road downstream to its confluence with Moss Landing Harbor" | ||
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| + | == Location == | ||
| + | == Watershed Description == | ||
| + | The project area is bounded by the Gabilan Range to the east, the Sierra de Salinas range to the west, and the Monterey Bay to the northwest. [[Image:TMDL_project_area.JPG|thumb|TMDL Project Area]] The TMDL study is defined by the lower 400 square miles of the Lower Salinas Valley and includes two major watersheds, the [[The Gabilan / Reclamation Ditch Watershed]] and [[The Lower Salinas Watershed]]. | ||
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| + | Surface water sources include precipitation, releases from reservoirs, groundwater, and return flows from agricultural irrigation. Mean annual precipitation in the project area ranges from approximately 13 to 16 inches per year with the majority of precipitation occurring between November and April. | ||
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| + | Land use in the project area includes intensive agriculture as well as the urban centers of Salinas, Castroville and Prunedale. | ||
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| + | The project area is characterized by both ephemeral and perennial stream reaches, as the [[The Lower Salinas Watershed| Lower Salinas River]] runs dry during the summer months, and in comparison the lower [[The Gabilan / Reclamation Ditch Watershed| Reclamation Ditch]] flows year-round. | ||
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| + | == Description == | ||
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| + | == Environmental Concerns == | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 5 April 2011
Defined in the document "Total Maximum Daily Load for Fecal Coliform for the Lower Salinas River Watershed" as "the watershed area of the Salinas River from Gonzales Road downstream to its confluence with Moss Landing Harbor"
Location
Watershed Description
The project area is bounded by the Gabilan Range to the east, the Sierra de Salinas range to the west, and the Monterey Bay to the northwest.
Surface water sources include precipitation, releases from reservoirs, groundwater, and return flows from agricultural irrigation. Mean annual precipitation in the project area ranges from approximately 13 to 16 inches per year with the majority of precipitation occurring between November and April.
Land use in the project area includes intensive agriculture as well as the urban centers of Salinas, Castroville and Prunedale.
The project area is characterized by both ephemeral and perennial stream reaches, as the Lower Salinas River runs dry during the summer months, and in comparison the lower Reclamation Ditch flows year-round.
