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Santa Margarita River The Santa Margarita River is one of the few, if not the
only, major watercourses in Southern California that flows unchecked, and its
estuary is one of the few that have not been spoiled. The estuary, covering several hundred hectares of
coastal salt marsh, is dominated by pickleweed, Salicornia ambigua, iodine bush,
Allenrolfea occidentalis, and Scirpus robustus.
In the open waters various algae are found. On a small beach at the mouth of the estuary there is
the largest known breeding colony of the endangered California least tern,
Sterna albifrons browni. Some 40 species of fish have been recorded from the
river and the ocean by the river mouth. (See Camp Pendleton). Integrity: The
United States Marine Corps has established a tern sanctuary at the mouth of the
river and it is managed to insure optimum breeding conditions for the bird. Use: Research.
For information contact Natural Resources Office, United States Marine
Corps, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, 92055. May 1975
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