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Page 1: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active

Ventura River: Fluvial GeomorphologyE.A Keller UCSB

Page 2: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active

Transverse Ranges

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Page 4: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active

The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active structures

Page 5: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active
Page 6: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active
Page 7: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active
Page 8: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active
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Ventura River Terraces are Folded Over Anticline

Page 10: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active
Page 11: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active

Oak ViewFaults

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FaultedTerraces near Oak View

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Geologic History:Ventura River terraces show river has migrated west for thousands of years.Most of floodplain is to west

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100,000yrs60,000yrs

40,000yrs 30,000yrsAcross river: 20,000yrs

Page 15: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active
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100,000 yrs

40,000yrs

Ventura River

60,000 yrs

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Why is the Ventura R. Migrating West?

• Active uplift ,mostly to the east on faults and folding of the rocks is responsible.

• The bluff top at Monte Vista is several 10s of thousands of years old.

• The Devil's Gulch Fault (discovered by Keller in the 1970s)is a south side up fault pushing the bluffs up when displacement occurs.

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Bedrock pool nearMeinersOak

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Major Floods Ventura River

• Since 1933 the 6 largest floods have occurred since1969.The largest was in 1978,followed by 1969.Average return period was about 37 and 74 years respectively.

• The floods in 1992 and 1995 were larger than 2005,but not by much

• The flood of 2005 was a moderate event with average return period of about 15 years

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Ventura River in 1929

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1938 flood damage

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1978 following largest flood of record:note river is mostly to the west

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After 2005 flood :note channel against Monte Vista Bluffs(photo 2005)

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Loss of trees following 2005 flood (2006 photo)

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February 1992 Delta Flood

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Delta Floods 1992

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Delta Flood1992

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Second Mouth, Ventura River

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Page 33: Ventura River: Fluvial Geomorphology E.A Keller UCSBGeomorphology E.A Keller UCSB Transverse Ranges The Ventura River is an often bed-rock, braided river, that flows across many active
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Flood ControlNear Oak View

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Landslides on Monte Vista Bluff 2006

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Natural Channel form: braided,close to bedrock

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Matilija Dam

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Matilija Lake

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Upstream of Dam

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Downstreamof dam

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The Objective:Sustainable Rivers