Cañada Gobernadora
Cañada Gobernadora is a
alluvial deposits embedded in its narrow floodplain. Cañada Gobernadora forms an unofficial dividing line for the lower portion of the San Juan watershed; most urban development is confined to west of the creek's valley, while agricultural and undeveloped lands lie to the east of the creek.[2]
Historically, the Cañada Gobernadora valley was inhabited by the Acjachemen Native Americans who had two villages on the creek, Huumai, in the upper areas of the creek, and Piwiva, which was at the confluence with San Juan Creek.[3] This latter village became a proposed site for Mission San Juan Capistrano before it was built in the city of the same name. The name of the creek means "Canyon of the Governor's Wife" in Spanish. A less commonly used name refers to greasewood, which was once abundant in the Cañada Gobernadora watershed.[4] The upper watershed of the creek is now mostly occupied by suburban residential communities, and the middle and lower portions are given primarily to agriculture.[5]
References
- ^ "Cañada Gobernadora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. www.ocwatersheds.com. August 2002. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ O'Neil, Stephen; Evans, Nancy H. (1980). "Notes on Historical Juaneno Villages and Geographical Features". Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology (2).
- ^ "Figure A-11: Cañada Gobernadora Sub-basin Soil Texture Distribution" (PDF). Water Quality Management Plan: Rancho Mission Viejo. www.ocplanning.net. Retrieved 2009-06-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Schad, Jerry. "West Ridge Bell Canyon Loop". GORP. GORP.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2009-06-17.