Cuyama River
The Cuyama River (Chumash: Kuyam, meaning "Clam") is a 118-mile-long (190 km) river in southern San Luis Obispo County, northern Santa Barbara County, and northern Ventura County, in the U.S. state of California. It joins the Sisquoc River forming the Santa Maria River. The river's name comes from an Indian village named for the Chumash word kuyam, meaning "clam" or "freshwater mollusk".
| Cuyama River | |
|---|---|
Cuyama River upstream of Twitchell Reservoir | |
Map of the Santa Maria River watershed, including the Cuyama River | |
Location of the Cuyama River in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Alamo Creek and Dry Canyon Creek |
| • location | Near Ventucopa, Ventura County |
| • coordinates | 34°41′25″N 119°17′33″W |
| • elevation | 3,807 ft (1,160 m) |
| Mouth | Santa Maria River |
• location | near Garey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties |
• coordinates | 34°54′11″N 120°18′45″W |
• elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Length | 118 mi (190 km) |
| Basin size | 1,132 sq mi (2,930 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Above Twitchell Reservoir |
| • average | 23.1 cu ft/s (0.65 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 26,200 cu ft/s (740 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Santa Barbara Creek, Cottonwood Creek (Cuyama River), Mustang Creek, Pine Creek (Cuyama River) |
| • right | Quatal Creek, Huasna River |
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