Location: San Diego County
Project Type: Restoration Planning
Status: Completed
Habitat Type: Riparian
Cost: $374,500
Area Affected: 14,437 acres
Project Footprint: 10.6 stream miles
Assembly District: 76
Senate District: 36
Congressional District: 49
Project Lead/Grantee:
Buena Vista Audubon Society (Andrew Mauro 760-439-2473)
For more information, visit scwrp.org
This project prepared a comprehensive watershed management plan for Buena Vista Creek. The Buena Vista Creek Watershed is the fourth-largest system within the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit.
The watershed extends approximately 10.60 miles inland from the coast and totals 14,437 acres in area, comprising 11% of the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit. Buena Vista Creek originates on the western slopes of the San Marcos Mountains and discharges into the Pacific Ocean via Buena Vista Lagoon. This project aimed to develop a plan addressing tidal flushing, native and invasive plant management, and sedimentation throughout the watershed.
