Tijuana River Estuary
Tijuana River Estuary | |
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Map of California | |
Location | San Diego County, California |
Coordinates | 32°33′24″N 117°7′34″W / 32.55667°N 117.12611°W |
Area | 1,569 acres (635 ha) |
Designated | 1973 |
The Tijuana River Estuary is an
San Diego County, California, in the United States bordering Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It is the location of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Border Field State Park, and Tijuana River Valley Regional Park. The estuary is a shallow water habitat. Often termed an intermittent estuary since its volume is subject to the discharge controlled by the seasons of the year, the volume of the estuary fluctuates and at times there is dry land, or flooded areas.[1] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973.[2]
Ecology
The estuary is one of the few remaining salt marshes on the
South Bay city of Imperial Beach
.
Prior to 1994, foot traffic by
Border Infrastructure System has occurred.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Tijuana Estuary NP". State of California. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Tijuana River Estuary". nps.gov. National Park Service.
- ^ "Tijuana Estuary: A Peek at Southern California's Coastal Past". California Coastal Trail. KCET. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Chang, Alicia (25 April 2008). "Trash, pollution imperil Tijuana River marshes". SFGate. San Francisco. Associated Press. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan" (PDF). Office of Coastal Management. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. August 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
Further reading
- Grossinger, Robin; Stein, Eric D.; Cayce, Kristen; Askevold, Ruth; Dark, Shawna; Whipple, Alison. "Historical Wetlands of the Southern California Coast: An Atlas of US Coast Survey T-sheets, 1851-1889" (PDF). California State University Northridge(CSUN). Retrieved 2 March 2018.