![]() ![]() Neither fault line has been active since the early Holocene era. The much smaller Holser Fault runs east-to-west between the south-eastern Topatopa Mountains and the present day community of Valencia. The valley is bisected by the San Gabriel Fault, which runs through the center of the valley along a NW-SE axis. The southern end of Bouquet Canyon features a large areas of artificial fill stretching from Newhall Ranch Road up to Copper Hill Drive. The far eastern end of the valley features predominantly coarse-grained Tertiary age formations of sedimentary origin. ![]() The Santa Clarita Valley is underlain by Quaternary alluvial deposits and coarse-grained Pleistocene age conglomerates dominated by sandstone of marine and non-marine origin. Overlooking Santa Clarita from Ed Davis Park at Towsley Canyon. Upstream is Soledad Canyon which contains the communities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Santa Clarita Valley is connected to a wide array of other nearby valleys: the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles Basin via Newhall Pass to the south Antelope Valley via CA 14 through Soledad Pass to the northeast the San Joaquin Valley via I-5 through Tejon Pass to the northwest, and Leona Valley via San Francisquito and Bouquet canyons.ĭownstream lies the Santa Clara River Valley, which was given the moniker Heritage Valley by the tourism bureau representing Piru, Fillmore, and Santa Paula. To the west-northwest lies the Topatopa Mountains. The Santa Clarita Valley is bordered by the Lake Piru area, including the community of Val Verde, Los Padres National Forest, and Castaic Lake to the northwest, Sierra Pelona Mountains and Angeles National Forest to the north and northeast, San Gabriel Mountains to the east and southeast, and Santa Susana Mountains to the south and southwest, and Ventura County and the Santa Clara River Valley to the west. ( March 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. ![]() This section needs additional citations for verification. In time, "little Santa Clara" became "Santa Clarita." Geography The valley later became known as "little Santa Clara" in deference to the Northern California mission and city of Santa Clara, California. The Santa Clara River was named by Spanish explorers for Clare of Assisi. Adjacent unincorporated communities include Castaic, Stevenson Ranch, Val Verde, and the unincorporated parts of Valencia. Located in Los Angeles County, its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita which includes the communities of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,673 ha) Rancho San Francisco Mexican land grant. The Santa Clarita Valley ( SCV) is part of the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. ![]() “This devastating loss of life touches families across the county,” she added.Location in California Show map of California This medical emergency, however, comes amid heightened concern about opioid overdoses.Ĭounty officials have formed a working group to reduce these overdoses, which kill an average of four people every day in Los Angeles County, according to Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Hart Union High School District Superintendent Mike Kuhlman told KTLA that what led up to the student’s illness remains unclear. Though officials only described the student as “sick” and the call for service as a “medical emergency,” the student was administered naloxone, an opioid reversal drug that is also known by the brand name Narcan, the Santa Clarita Valley Signal reported.įentanyl is an opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the U.S. A student at Arroyo Seco Junior High School in Santa Clarita was taken to a local hospital after they possibly overdosed on fentanyl Wednesday afternoon. ![]()
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