Upper Newport Bay aka Newport Back Bay
Short video on water and the watershed below.
Watershed 101 from Surf Rider Foundation
Upper Newport Bay
What is a watershed?
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Into the Watershed Part 1
American Coots, Mallards, and American Wigeons quack it up in neighborhood run off.
Great Blue Heron at Huntington Central Park
Into the Watershed Part 4
CITC explains watersheds this way "It's the area of land that catches rain and snow and drains or seeps into a marsh, stream, river, lake or groundwater. " Water used to seep naturally into the ground and excess flowed away in streams and rivers to the ocean. Now our concrete and asphalt prevent the water from absorbing into the earth. What you leave on the street or throw out the window of a vehicle ends up in natural areas like parks and streams and wetlands.
5) Santa Ana River Watershed
Just a Few Parks and Wildlife Areas that use runoff from the neighborhood
Carr Park in Huntington Beach
Central Park in Huntington Beach
Environmental Nature Center
Shipley Nature Center
Central Park after the Rain
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Irvine Open Space Preserve Nature Center
Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve aka Newport Bay
External Links and Resources
Irvine Ranch Water District
Lots of information including a clickable Map of Orange County Water Sheds.