This document library contains a historical record of information related to the Ventura River watershed, including newspaper articles, policy statements, minutes and other data. The issues facing the Ventura River watershed have deep historical roots. Moreover, the issues often re-present themselves in the face of development and competing interests.
The documents in this library are organized by category. Also found here, the Friends Archive contains documents dating back several decades. The Friends Archive is an ongoing effort to scan and make available online documents that have been stored away in paper format. The library’s documents are also tagged with keywords to aid search results.
Other documents now available on the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper website include the Al Leydecker archives of his 20-plus years of research on the Ventura River & Goleta streams.
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Balancing the Benefits, Weighing the Consequences: The Ventura River and the California Coastal Act
author: Capelli, Mark H.
date: 1993
filetype: PDF
filesize: 1.48 MB
publication/publisher: ASCE, Coastal Zone Seminar
tags: Coastal Act,
Coastal Commission,
delta,
Emma Wood State Beach,
flood hazard,
floodplain,
Hubbard property,
land use plan,
main street bridge,
recreational use,
San Buenaventura,
sensitive habitats,
Taylor Ranch,
Ventura river,
wetlands,
Draft Westside Community Plan - 2011
author: City Staff
date: Apr 2011
filetype: pdf
filesize: 9.1 MB
publication/publisher: City of San Buenaventura
Floods in the Ventura River Watershed Presentation
author: Walter, Lorraine
date: Feb 2013
filetype: pdf
filesize: 5.3 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura River Watershed Council
tags: Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
flood control,
flooding,
floodplain,
Foster,
levees,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
San Antonio Creek,
sediment,
Stewart Canyon Debris Basin,
Ventura river,
Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife re: Status of River floodplain parcels
author: Hunt, Lawrence E.
date: Jun 1999
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.8 MB
Restoration Objectives for Sediment Management Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project
author: Jenkin, A. Paul et al
date: Apr 2010
filetype: pdf
filesize: 0.12 MB
publication/publisher: Matilija Coalition
San Antonio Creek Articles & Correspondence: 18 years of Flood Control Controversy
author: Capelli, Mark H.; Price, Charles D. et al
date: 1978 - 1996
filetype: pdf
filesize: 9.9 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Star; Ojai Valley News et al
tags: Army Corps of Engineers,
CEQA,
channelization,
Creek Road,
environmental review,
Fish and Game,
flood hazard,
flooding,
floodplain,
Highway 33,
NEPA,
San Antonio Creek,
Steelhead,
Ventura County Flood Control,
Ventura River Watershed Hydrology Model: Baseline Calibration and Validation Report
author: Tetra Tech
date: 2009
filetype: pdf
filesize: 5.7 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
tags: Canada Larga,
Casitas Dam,
Coyote creek,
debris basin,
detention basin,
flood peaks,
floodplain,
Foster Park,
Fox canyon,
groundwater,
HRU,
HSPF,
irrigation,
Lake Casitas,
land use,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
model calibration,
model validation,
point source,
precipitation,
Robles diversion,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
surface water,
Ventura river,
water balance,
Water Quality,
wells,
Ventura River Watershed Protection Plan Report - Feb. 2012
author: Cardno-ENTRIX
date: 2012
filetype: pdf
filesize: 13.6 MB
publication/publisher: Ventura County Watershed Protection District
tags: Canada Larga,
Casitas Dam,
Casitas Springs,
Coyote creek,
debris basin,
detention basin,
drainage area,
erosion,
estuary,
flooding,
floodplain,
Foster Park,
groundwater,
Lake Casitas,
Lion Creek,
Matilija Creek,
Matilija Dam,
precipitation,
Robles diversion,
runoff,
San Antonio Creek,
Santa Ana Creek,
sediment,
surface water,
TMDL,
Ventura river,
Water Quality,
wells,
Vertebrate Resources at Emma Wood State Beach and the Ventura River Estuary, California
author: Hunt, Lawrence E. & Lehman, Paul E.
date: Nov 1992
filetype: pdf
filesize: 4.46 MB
publication/publisher: City of Ventura, CA Parks & Coastal Conservancy
tags: bird surveys,
coastal dunes,
Emma Wood State Beach,
estuarine wetlands,
floodplain,
Hubbard property,
introduced species,
large mammals,
red-legged frog,
riparian woodlands,
ruderal habitat,
scrub habitat,
Seaside Wilderness Park,
second mouth,
sensitive species,
small mammals,
Southwestern pond turtle,
Steelhead,
tidewater goby,
transportation corridors,
Ventura river,
Ventura River estuary,
Ventura River Group Camp,
vertebrates,
Westside Community Planning Project DEIR, Section 4.8: Hydrology & Appendix
author: Impact Sciences; Hawks & Associates
date: Dec 2011
filetype: pdf
filesize: 4.8 MB
publication/publisher: City of San Buenaventura
tags: aquifer,
Canada de San Joaquin,
Canada Larga,
catch basins,
Dent drain,
FEMA,
flood control,
flood hazard,
Flood Plain Ordinance,
floodplain,
groundwater,
levee,
Manuel Canyon,
point source,
pollutants,
storm drains,
stormwater,
surface water,
urban runoff,
Ventura river,
watershed protection,
Weldon Canyon,
