Aerial view of the Pajaro River at Watsonville, California. The river empties into the Pacific Ocean about 2.5 miles (4 km) west of this photograph. View is to the east.
Location of mouth
Etymology
‘Bird’ in Spanish
Location
Country
United States
State
California
Region
Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Clara, and San Benito counties
Llagas Creek, Uvas Creek, Pescadero Creek, Coward Creek, Salsipuedes Creek
The Pajaro River (pájaro is bird in Spanish) is a U.S. river in the Central Coast region of California, forming part of the border between San Benito and Santa Clara Counties, the entire border between San Benito and Santa Cruz County, and the entire border between Santa Cruz and Monterey County. Flowing roughly east to west, the river empties into Monterey Bay, west of Watsonville, California.
Last Chinook salmon caught in the Pajaro River watershed, at Uvas Creek near the intersection of Burchell and Watsonville Roads, west of Gilroy, California. The 40 lb. salmon was landed by Herman Garcia, Sr. in 1953.
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pajaro River
The PajaroRiver (pájaro is bird in Spanish) is a U.S. river in the Central Coast region of California, forming part of the border between San Benito and...
salmon, steelhead, and occasional rockfish. The beach features the PajaroRiver estuary, where a natural preserve has been set aside for nature and wildlife...
January 20, a group of Filipino men met with a group of white men near the PajaroRiver bridge to settle the score. A group of Hispanic men arrived and took...
Santa Maria River (jump to tributaries) San Antonio Creek Santa Ynez River (jump to tributaries) PajaroRiver Pacheco Creek San Benito River Clear Creek...
through the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz, with the PajaroRiver forming the southern boundary. The northernmost portion of the Santa...
the county, where it is a tributary to the PajaroRiver. The San Benito River is longer than the PajaroRiver and it drains more area, although it has proportionally...
Soquel Aptos Rio del Mar La Selva Beach Corralitos Freedom Watsonville Pajaro Las Lomas Elkhorn Moss Landing Castroville Salinas Marina Seaside Fort Ord...
was spoken from the PajaroRiver to Point Sur, and on the lower courses of the Pajaro, as well as on the Salinas and Carmel Rivers, and the region of the...
Figueroa in 1833. The name means "a meadow along the PajaroRiver". The rancho lands bordered the PajaroRiver and include the present day Vega and Watsonville...
south-central coast area—including the PajaroRiver, Salinas River, Carmel River, Big Sur River, and Little Sur River—have dwindled from about 4,750 fish...
Miller Canal, constructed in 1874, to the upper reaches of the river. The PajaroRiver, in turn, conveys its waters ultimately to Monterey Bay and the...
resided from the PajaroRiver to Point Sur, and the lower courses of the Pajaro, as well as the lower Salinas, Sur and Carmel Rivers (San Carlos, Carmel...
grant extended from Monterey Bay to present-day Watsonville with the PajaroRiver as its southern boundary. The two square league grant was made to Sebastian...
(also known as lower Uvas Creek), shortly before the confluence with the PajaroRiver at the Santa Clara County - San Benito County boundary. Uvas Creek got...
Monterey Bay from Aptos east, halfway up PajaroRiver Cajastaca – north or northeast of Watsonville, near the PajaroRiver Ichxenta – at San Jose Creek, near...
Conservation Area PajaroRiver Mouth Natural Preserve Point Lobos State Marine Reserve Point Sur Dunes Natural Preserve Salinas River Dunes Natural Preserve...
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