10 Facts About Ventura River

Ventura River watershed encompasses 226 square miles consisting of steep mountains and foothills, with altitudes ranging from 6,010 feet to sea level.

Much of the Ventura River's route is contained by the steeply sloped sides of the narrow Ventura Valley, with its final 0.

The Ventura River estuary, at the mouth of the Ventura River, is an exceptionally valuable wetland habitat and ecological resource in the watershed.

The steelhead found in the Ventura River are part of the Southern California Steelhead Distinct Population Segment were listed as federally endangered.

Genetic analysis of the steelhead trout in the Ventura river watershed has shown them to be of native and not hatchery stocks.

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Installation of stormwater treatment devices for the Ventura River Freeway crossing was included in funding from the 2021 federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The steep terrain of the Ventura River watershed, coupled with intense downpours that can occur in its upper portions, result in flash flood conditions where floodwaters rise and fall in a matter of hours.

Water from the Ventura River watershed is used to irrigate avocado orchards in the North Ventura Coastal Streams watershed and serves a significant population within the City of Ventura.

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper filed a lawsuit in 2014 alleging the city of Ventura was taking too much water from the river, hurting habitat for steelhead trout and other wildlife.

Ventura River Watershed Council, which includes government agencies, nonprofit groups, businesses, community groups, and individuals, prepared a watershed management plan.