Drainage Area of Santa Margarita River

The Santa Margarita River which with the addition of what is now Temecula Creek, was formerly known as the Temecula River, is a short intermittent river on the Pacific coast of Southern California in the United States, approximately 30.9 miles long. One of the last free-flowing rivers in Southern California, it drains an arid region at the southern end of th…
The Santa Margarita River which with the addition of what is now Temecula Creek, was formerly known as the Temecula River, is a short intermittent river on the Pacific coast of Southern California in the United States, approximately 30.9 miles long. One of the last free-flowing rivers in Southern California, it drains an arid region at the southern end of the Santa Ana Mountains, in the Peninsular Ranges between Los Angeles and San Diego.
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • Source: Confluence of Temecula Creek and Murrieta Creek
  • Mouth: Pacific Ocean
  • Length: 31 mi (50 km)
  • Basin size: 723 sq mi (1,870 km²)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org