Huasna River

Huasna River
Country United States
State California
City Huasna
Source Confluence of Trout Creek and Stony Creek
 - location Los Padres National Forest
 - elevation 897 ft (273 m)
 - coordinates 35°12′03″N 120°21′02″W / 35.20083°N 120.35056°W / 35.20083; -120.35056 [1]
Mouth Cuyama River
 - location Twitchell Reservoir
 - elevation 535 ft (163 m)
 - coordinates 35°00′57″N 120°19′45″W / 35.01583°N 120.32917°W / 35.01583; -120.32917Coordinates: 35°00′57″N 120°19′45″W / 35.01583°N 120.32917°W / 35.01583; -120.32917 [1]
Length 18 mi (29 km) [1]
Basin 117 sq mi (303 km2) [2]
Discharge for Near Santa Maria
 - average 18.1 cu ft/s (1 m3/s) [2]
 - max 11,400 cu ft/s (323 m3/s)
 - min 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Location of the Huasna River in California

The Huasna River is a stream in the Central Coast region of California, and is a tributary of the Cuyama River. It is formed by the confluence of Trout Creek and Stony Creek, which originate along the crest of the Santa Lucia Range in the Los Padres National Forest. It flows south, past the community of Huasna and the Huasna Valley before reaching Twitchell Reservoir, which is created by a dam along the Cuyama River.

Like most other streams in this part of California, the Huasna River is usually dry, with significant flows only during the winter and early spring. During rare high water levels of Twitchell Reservoir, the lower part of the Huasna Valley may be flooded.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Huasna River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  2. 1 2 "USGS Gage #11138000 on the Huasna River near Santa Maria, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1929–1961. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  3. ↑ USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
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