Watersheds of Santa Clara Valley
Wherever you are, you are in a watershed.
A watershed is the area of land that drains to a common waterway. In Santa Clara County, our creeks and rivers catch rain and runoff from storm drains and carry the water north to San Francisco Bay or south to Monterey Bay. Along the way, some of the water is used to fill reservoirs for drinking water, replenish the underground aquifer and create better habitat for fish and wildlife.
Valley Water manages Santa Clara County resources holistically and sustainably through the Watershed Master Plans.
Check out the Watching Our Watersheds (WOW) interactive history map of Santa Clara Valley watersheds
"Watching Our Watersheds" is a project to map the creeks, urban drainage network, watersheds, baylands, and points of interest in Santa Clara Valley.