Santa Margarita Creek Watershed

Santa Margarita Creek

Santa Margarita Creek is located in northern San Luis Obispo County. The watershed covers approximately 23,774 acres. Its headwaters begin in the Coast Range of the Los Padres National Forest and flows approximately 8 miles northeast to its confluence with the Salinas River.

Click the image above for better viewing or a PDF of this map can be downloaded below. Note, the PDF file size is quite large, so it is best to download with a fast connection.

Watershed Grid Map (PDF 12.8MB)

Watershed w/o Grid (PDF 12.8MB)

Next are PDF's of each individual section. These files are generally 1 to 3MB in size. Also, remember to download the soil keys that correspond with the soil map series (SLO Coastal, Los Padres, Paso East)

SOILS

Section A | Section B | Section C | Section D

Section E | Section F | Section G | Section H

Section I

GEOLOGY

Below are geology maps of each section. Note that there is a small section of omitted data in the southern portion of section D and the northern portion of section G. This was due to the lack of data from the Fugro survey.

Section A | Section B | Section C | Section D

Section E | Section F | Section G | Section H

Section I

Below is a hillshade view of the Santa Margarita Creek watershed:

Photos coming soon...

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