| Matilija Creek Arroyo Matilija [1] | |
|---|---|
 Matilija Creek in the Matilija Wilderness | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County |
| • coordinates | 34°35′45″N 119°27′31″W / 34.59583°N 119.45861°W |
| • elevation | 5,200 ft (1,600 m) |
| Mouth | Ventura River |
• location | Ventura County |
• coordinates | 34°29′06″N 119°18′01″W / 34.48500°N 119.30028°W |
• elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Basin size | 54.6 sq mi (141 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Matilija Hot Springs[2] |
| • average | 43.3 cu ft/s (1.23 m3/s)[2] |
| • minimum | 0.03 cu ft/s (0.00085 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 8,780 cu ft/s (249 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Middle Fork Matilija Creek, Upper North Fork Matilija Creek, North Fork Matilija Creek |
| • right | Old Man Canyon, Murietta Canyon |
Matilija Creek (/məˈtɪlɪhɑː/ mə-TIL-i-hah) is a major stream in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California. It joins with North Fork Matilija Creek to form the Ventura River.[3] Many tributaries feed the mostly free flowing, 17.3-mile (27.8 km) creek,[4] which is largely contained in the Matilija Wilderness. Matilija was one of the Chumash rancherias under the jurisdiction of Mission San Buenaventura. The meaning of the Chumash name is unknown.[5][6]
- ^ "Ventura County Centennial". Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly. 1972.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "11114495 Matilija Creek near Reservoir, near Matilija Hot Springs, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matilija Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 16, 2011
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, William Bright (2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-520-24217-3. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.