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The Santa Clara River watershed knowledge base is a searchable catalog of science-based information relevant to the management, conservation, and restoration of the Santa Clara River and the surrounding watershed. The knowledge base is essentially a bibliographic system, containing references with links to digital documents and data where available. The knowledge base also catalogs river-related projects within the watershed, with a focus on projects that increase scientific understanding and contribute to management and restoration efforts. Project pages contain links to relevant references in the bibliographic system, providing a "project view" of information in the knowledge base.build the knowledge base | List all items | Recommended reading list | Provide feedback
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65 publications found
Authors Date Title Relevance
Freeman, VM
(1968).
People-Land-Water: Santa Clara Valley and Oxnard Plain, Ventura County, California
100%
Weins, JA
(2002).
Riverine landscapes: taking landscape ecology into the water
89%
VCPWAFCD (Ventura County Public Works Agency Flood Control Department)
(1994).
Santa Clara River 1994 hydrology study
89%
Graf, WL
(2001).
Fluvial Hydrology of Regulated Rivers in the Range of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
88%
RBF Consulting
(2007).
Santa Paula Creek Watershed Planning Project: Hydrology and Hydraulic Watershed Assessment (DRAFT)
85%
Bozkurt, S, Denkens, P, Gartland, R, Gragg, J, Lawyer, J, and McGoogan, M
(2000).
Evaluation of Setback Levees on the Sacramento River
84%
Graf, WL, Stromberg, J, and Valentine, B
(2002).
Rivers, dams, and willow flycatchers: a summary of their science and policy connections
80%
Goodwin, P, Slaughter, CW, and Marbury, R
(1998).
Dominant Discharge as a Design Criteria in River Restoration
80%
Harris, R, and Olson, C
(1997).
Two-stage system for prioritizing riparian restoration at the stream reach and community scales
78%
Craig, K, Jenniches, S, Johnston, P, and Lee, J
(2009).
Re-imagining Access ARCS of Experience for the Santa Clara River
77%
Baird, K, Stromberg, J, and Maddock, T
(2005).
Linking riparian dynamics and groundwater: An eco-hydrologic approach to modeling groundwater and riparian vegetation
73%
Anderson, S, and Ambrose, R
(2011).
Assessment of Physical and Biological Condition of the Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, California and the Environmental Effects of the City of Ventura Wastewater Reclamation Facility Discharge
60%
Duvall, A, Kirby, E, and Burbank, D
(2004).
Tectonic and lithologic controls on bedrock channel profiles and processes in coastal California.
56%
Lite, SJ, Bagstad, KJ, and Stromberg, JC
(2005).
Riparian plant species richness along lateral and longitudinal gradients of water stress and flood disturbance, San Pedro River, Arizona, USA.
55%
Ham, DG, and Church, M
(2000).
Bed-Material Transport Estimated From Channel Morphodynamics: Chilliwack River, British Columbia
54%
Stillwater Sciences
(2007).
Santa Paula Creek Watershed Planning Project: Geomorphology and Channel Stability Assessment
53%
Stromberg, JC, Bagstad, KJ, Leenhouts, JM, Lite, SJ, and Makings, E
(2005).
Effects of stream flow intermittency on riparian vegetation of a semiarid region river (San Pedro River, Arizona).
53%
The Nature Conservancy (2008).
Conservation Plan for the Lower Santa Clara River Watershed and Surrounding Areas
53%
Harrison, LR, Keller, EA, Kelley, E, and Mertes, L
(2006).
Minimum Flow Requirements for Southern Steelhead Passage on the Lower Santa Clara River, CA
51%
Gabet, EJ, Reichman, OJ, and Seabloom, EW
(2003).
The Effects of Bioturbation on Soil Processes and Sediment Transport
49%
Ventura County Planning Division
(2006).
Wetland Project Permitting Guide: Permitting Stream and Wetland Projects in Ventura County and along the Santa Clara River in Los Angeles County
48%
Lite, SJ, and Stromberg, JC
(2005).
Surface water and ground-water thresholds for maintaining Populus - Salix forests, San Pedro River, Arizona
47%
Gaeuman, DA, Schmidt, JC, and Wilcock, PR
(2003).
Evaluation of in-channel gravel storage with morphology-based gravel budgets developed from planimetric data
47%
Mertes, LA, and Warrick, JA
(2001).
Measuring flood output from 110 coastal watersheds in California with field measurements and SeaWiFS
47%
Gabet, EJ
(2003).
Post-fire thin debris flows: sediment transport and numerical modelling
46%
Nanson, GC, and Croke, JC
(1992).
A genetic classification of floodplains
45%
The Nature Conservancy (2006).
Santa Clara River - Upper Watershed Conservation Plan
43%
Gabet, EJ
(2003).
Sediment transport by dry ravel
43%
Harris, RR
(1999).
Defining Reference Conditions for Restoration of Riparian Plant Communities: Examples from California, USA
41%
Holly, BE
(2011).
Environmental Factors Correlated with Changes in Riparian Plant Composition along the Santa Clara River Floodplain, California
39%
AMEC Earth and Environmental
(2005).
Santa Clara River Enhancement and Management Plan. Final Document.
38%
Hawkins, CP, Bartz, KL, and Neale, CM
(1997).
Vulnerability of riparian vegetation to catastrophic flooding: Implications for riparian restoration
38%
Hooke, J
(2003).
Coarse sediment connectivity in river channel systems: a conceptual framework and methodology
38%
Coffman, GC , Ambrose, RF , and Rundel, PW (2010).
Wildfire promotes dominance of invasive giant reed (Arundo donax) in riparian ecosystems
37%
Eaton, BC, and Lapointe, MF
(2001).
Effects of large floods on sediment transport and reach morphology in the cobble-bed Sainte Marguerite River
37%
Ventura County Planning Division
(2006).
Guide to Native and Invasive Streamside Plants: Restoring Riparian Habitats in Ventura County & along the Santa Clara River in Los Angeles County
37%
Downs, P, McCarthy, J, and Su, Y
(2010).
SESPE CREEK HYDROLOGY, HYDRAULICS, AND SEDIMENTATION ANALYSIS: Watershed Assessment of Hillslope and River Geomorphic Processes
36%
Bendix, J, and Hupp, CR
(2000).
Hydrological and geomorphological impacts on riparian plant communities
36%
Stromberg, JC
(2001).
Influence of stream flow regime and temperature on growth rate of the riparian tree, Platanus wrightii , in Arizona
36%
Hauer, FR, and Lorang, MS
(2004).
River regulation, decline of ecological resources, and potential for restoration in a semi-arid lands river in the western US.
35%
Drezner, TD, Fall, PL, and Stromberg, JC
(2001).
Plant distribution and dispersal mechanisms at the Hassayampa River Preserve , Arizona , USA
35%
ESA (Environmental Science Associates)
(2003).
McGrath State Beach Natural Resources Management Plan
35%
, A
(2009).
Hydrologic Modeling of the Santa Clara River Watershed with the U.S. EPA Hydrologic Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF)
33%
Stillwater Sciences
(2011).
Geomorphic Assessment of the Santa Clara River Watershed, Synthesis of the Lower and Upper Watershed Studies, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, California, Final Report
33%
Gilman, R, Abell, RA, and Williams, CE
(2004).
How can conservation biology inform the practice of Integrated River Basin Management?
32%
ENTRIX, Inc
(2004).
VWRF Discharge Beneficial Uses on the Distribution and Utilization of Santa Clara River Estuary Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi)
32%
, R (2009).
Santa Paula Creek Watershed Assessment and Steelhead Restoration Plan
32%
Lavé, J, and Burbank, D
(2004).
Denudation processes and rates in the Transverse Ranges, southern California: erosional response of a transitional landscape to external and anthropogenic forcing.
31%
Dvorsky, JR
(2000).
The influence of valley morphology and coarse sediment distribution on rainbow trout populations in Sespe Creek, California at the landscape scale
29%
Puckett, LK, and Villa, NA
(1985).
Lower Santa Clara River Steelhead Study (Final Report)
28%
Shafroth, PB, Stromberg, JC, and Patten, DT
(2002).
Riparian vegetation response to altered disturbance and stress regimes
28%
Aquatic Bioassay and Consulting Laboratories
(2004).
Santa Clara River Estuary Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Monitoring. Annual Report 2003
28%
Stoecker, M, and Kelley, E
(2005).
Santa Clara River Steelhead Trout: Assessment and Recovery Opportunities.
26%
Kelley, E
(2008).
Steelhead Trout Smolt Survival in the Santa Clara and Santa Ynez River Estuaries
25%
Stillwater Sciences
(2011).
Assessment of Geomorphic Processes for the Upper Santa Clara River Watershed Los Angeles County, California
24%
Kelley, E
(2004).
Information Synthesis and Priorities Regarding Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) on the Santa Clara River
22%
Nautilus Environmental
(2005).
Comprehensive Analysis of Enhancements and Impacts Associated with Discharge of Treated Effluent from the Ventura Water Reclamation Facility to the Santa Clara River Estuary
21%
San Francisco Estuarine Institue (2011).
Historical Ecology of the lower Santa Clara River, Ventura River, and Oxnard Plain: an analysis of terrestrial, riverine, and coastal habitats
18%
ENTRIX, Inc.
(2002).
Resident Species Study, Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura Water Reclamation Facility NPDES Permit No. CA0053651, CI-1822
15%
Coffman, GC
(2007).
Factors Influencing Invasion of Giant Reed (Arundo donax) in Riparian Ecosystems of Mediterranean-type Climate Regions (PhD thesis)
13%
Stillwater Sciences (2011).
Santa Clara River Parkway Levee Setback Assessment of the Lower Santa Clara River, Ventura County, California - Implications for Flood Risk Management and Ecological Benefit
13%
Stillwater Sciences
(2008).
Santa Clara River Parkway: Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study
13%
Stillwater Sciences
(2007).
Santa Clara River Parkway Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study: Analysis of Riparian Vegetation Dynamics for the Lower Santa Clara River and Major Tributaries, Ventura County, California.
8%
Stillwater Sciences
(2007).
Santa Clara River Parkway Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study: Assessment of Geomorphic Processes
6%
Stillwater Sciences
(2007).
Santa Clara River Parkway Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study: Focal Species Analysis and Habitat Characterization for the Lower Santa Clara River and Major Tributaries, Ventura County, California.
2%
