The
Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the
Santa Clara RiverThe Santa Clara River is approximately 116 mi long, located in southern California in the United States. It drains an area of the coastal mountains north of Los Angeles...
in
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California, or SoCal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers around three major metropolitan areas, each of which have over 3 million people; the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area with over 12 million inhabitants, the San Bernardino-Riverside...
. It stretches through
Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
and
Ventura CountyVentura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
. Its main population center is the city of
Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-sixth largest city in the State of California. The California Department of Finance estimated the city population as of January 1, 2009 at 177,150. Including unincorporated areas of the Santa...
. The valley was part of the 48,612-
acreThe acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre....
(19,672.6
haA hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for measuring land area....
)
Rancho San FranciscoRancho San Francisco was a land grant of by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Antonio del Valle, a Spanish army officer, in recognition for his service to the state of Alta California. The rancho was the location of the first documented discovery of gold in California in 1842...
land grant. Some of the communities within the SCV include the city of Santa Clarita, which is made up of Canyon Country,
NewhallNewhall is the southernmost and oldest district of Santa Clarita, California. Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other geographically proximate settlements into the conglomerate city of Santa Clarita, it was an independent but unincorporated town...
,
SaugusSaugus is census-designated place in Santa Clarita, California. Saugus was one of the four communities that merged in 1987 to create the city of Santa Clarita. Saugus is named after Saugus, Massachusetts, the hometown of Henry Newhall, upon whose land the town was originally built...
, and Valencia. Adjacent unincorporated communities include
CastaicCastaic, California and area code 661 is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, USA. It lies north of Santa Clarita in Castaic Canyon, a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley and Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park...
,
Stevenson RanchStevenson Ranch, California is an affluent Los Angeles County, USA, community in the Santa Clarita Valley three miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. Santa Clarita is a growing community north of the San Fernando Valley and Greater Los Angeles Area...
, Sunset Pointe, Tesoro,
Val VerdeVal Verde is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2000 census. The predominant feature is the small rural valley in which this town sits, north of the San Fernando valley, isolated from development and unlikely to be visited by...
, Westridge and the new master planned community of
Newhall RanchNewhall Ranch, California- is a new unbilt master plan community 15 years in the planning by Newhall Land and Farming Company. Taking place just west of Valencia in Santa Clarita, California .Newhall Ranch, California new town in Los Angeles County off state west route 26 and will be build behind...
.
Downstream of Santa Clarita, it is called Heritage Valley.
The
Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the
Santa Clara RiverThe Santa Clara River is approximately 116 mi long, located in southern California in the United States. It drains an area of the coastal mountains north of Los Angeles...
in
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California, or SoCal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers around three major metropolitan areas, each of which have over 3 million people; the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area with over 12 million inhabitants, the San Bernardino-Riverside...
. It stretches through
Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
and
Ventura CountyVentura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
. Its main population center is the city of
Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-sixth largest city in the State of California. The California Department of Finance estimated the city population as of January 1, 2009 at 177,150. Including unincorporated areas of the Santa...
. The valley was part of the 48,612-
acreThe acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre....
(19,672.6
haA hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for measuring land area....
)
Rancho San FranciscoRancho San Francisco was a land grant of by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Antonio del Valle, a Spanish army officer, in recognition for his service to the state of Alta California. The rancho was the location of the first documented discovery of gold in California in 1842...
land grant. Some of the communities within the SCV include the city of Santa Clarita, which is made up of Canyon Country,
NewhallNewhall is the southernmost and oldest district of Santa Clarita, California. Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other geographically proximate settlements into the conglomerate city of Santa Clarita, it was an independent but unincorporated town...
,
SaugusSaugus is census-designated place in Santa Clarita, California. Saugus was one of the four communities that merged in 1987 to create the city of Santa Clarita. Saugus is named after Saugus, Massachusetts, the hometown of Henry Newhall, upon whose land the town was originally built...
, and Valencia. Adjacent unincorporated communities include
CastaicCastaic, California and area code 661 is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, USA. It lies north of Santa Clarita in Castaic Canyon, a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley and Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park...
,
Stevenson RanchStevenson Ranch, California is an affluent Los Angeles County, USA, community in the Santa Clarita Valley three miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. Santa Clarita is a growing community north of the San Fernando Valley and Greater Los Angeles Area...
, Sunset Pointe, Tesoro,
Val VerdeVal Verde is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2000 census. The predominant feature is the small rural valley in which this town sits, north of the San Fernando valley, isolated from development and unlikely to be visited by...
, Westridge and the new master planned community of
Newhall RanchNewhall Ranch, California- is a new unbilt master plan community 15 years in the planning by Newhall Land and Farming Company. Taking place just west of Valencia in Santa Clarita, California .Newhall Ranch, California new town in Los Angeles County off state west route 26 and will be build behind...
.
Downstream of Santa Clarita, it is called Heritage Valley. The upstream portion is called
Soledad CanyonSoledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce....
which contains the communities of Vincent,
ActonActon is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. According to the 2000 census, the CDP had a population of 2,390, while the Greater Acton area had a population of 9,175....
, Ravenna, and
Agua DulceAgua Dulce is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2526 feet . Agua Dulce is located just north of Santa Clarita. The town has a population of about 4,000. It is located at and covers a geographic area of about 25 square miles...
.
The Santa Clarita Valley is bordered by the
Lake PiruLake Piru is an artificial lake located in Los Padres National Forest of Ventura County, California, created by the construction in 1955 of the Santa Felicia Dam on Piru Creek which is a tributary of the Santa Clara River. It is situated downstream from Pyramid Lake and can be accessed from Piru...
area including the community of
Val VerdeVal Verde is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2000 census. The predominant feature is the small rural valley in which this town sits, north of the San Fernando valley, isolated from development and unlikely to be visited by...
,
Los Padres National ForestLos Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
, and
Castaic LakeCastaic Lake is an artificial lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The lake with a surface elevation of approximately above sea level is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes...
to the northwest,
Sierra Pelona MountainsThe Sierra Pelona Mountains, also known as the Sierra Pelona Range, are a rocky transverse range in Southern California. The mountains extend from Interstate 5 at Gorman, to the Antelope Valley Freeway at Vincent...
and
Angeles National ForestAngeles National Forest is located in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles County California, and was established on July 1, 1908, incorporating the first San Bernardino National Forest and parts of Santa Barbara and San Gabriel National Forests...
to the north and northeast,
San Gabriel MountainsThe San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range forms a barrier between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the Mojave Desert. This Transverse Range lies in and is surrounded by the Angeles National...
to the east and southeast, and
Santa Susana MountainsThe Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. The range runs east-west separating the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley on its south, from Santa Clara River Valley to the north, and Santa Clarita...
to the south and southwest, and Ventura County and the Santa Clara River Valley to the west. Santa Clarita Valley is connected to the nearby
San Fernando ValleyThe San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley...
by the Newhall Pass in the southern section of Santa Clarita Valley. Santa Clarita Valley is also connected to other valleys such as the
Antelope ValleyThe Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
by Antelope Valley Freeway and
Soledad CanyonSoledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce....
(going northeast), and the
Santa Clara River ValleyThe Santa Clara River Valley is a valley that runs from east to west through Ventura County and northwest Los Angeles County, California...
by
State Route 126State Route 126 The origins of SR 126 are based on an important historical route roughly following an original dirt trail and wagon path that has been in existence since the 19th Century, connecting the towns and ranchos of the Santa Clara Valley. SSR126 is now a state highway in the U.S. state of...
(going west). The Santa Clarita Valley is connected to the
San Joaquin ValleyThe San Joaquin Valley refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Stockton...
to the north by Interstate 5, after passing
Pyramid LakePyramid Lake is an artificial lake formed by Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek, near Castaic, California. The reservoir lies on the border between the Angeles National Forest and the Los Padres National Forest in the northwestern portion of Los Angeles County. The earth and rock dam was built by the...
and
Frazier ParkFrazier Park is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. Frazier Park is west of Lebec, at an elevation of 4,639 feet . It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass...
.
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