Uvas-Llagas

The Uvas-Llagas Watershed is a 104-square-mile region which is distinguished by its agricultural lands and natural areas. Part of the larger Pajaro River Watershed, the creeks in this watershed are the only waterways in Santa Clara County that flow southward.

Fast facts about the Uvas/Llagas Watersheds
How to report a problem in a creek: Go to our Access Valley Water online customer request and information system
How to contact district staff working in your watershed: Call the phone numbers listed below,or click on their name for e-mail.
Current Neighborhood Work Notices - Stream Maintenance Program
Hydraulic Design Manual - Open Channel Hydraulics and Sediment Transport (June 2009)

Cover Page
Title Page
Introduction
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Geomorphic Assessment of Creek Systems
Chapter 2: Procedures for Stable Channel Design and Analysis
Chapter 3: Grade Control Structure Design
Chapter 4: Channel Bank Protection Design
Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Hydraulic Structure Designs and Considerations
Chapter 6: Fish Passage Design
Chapter 7: Basic Principles
Chapter 8: Sedimentation and Erosion Hydraulics
Chapter 9: Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology & Natural Channel Processes
Chapter 10: Sedimentation Transport Analysis

Watershed Manager: Liang Lee	(408) 630-2927
Engineering Unit Manager: Scott Katric	(408) 630-2301
Watershed Field Operations Unit Manager: Kristen O'Kane	(408) 630-2692
Watershed Senior Field Administrator: Tim Pieracci	(408) 630-2574

Projects in this watershed:

Stream Maintenance Projects

West Little Llagas Creek - 2010

Flood Protection

Lower Llagas Creek - Pajaro River to Buena Vista Avenue - Completed (Environmental Impact Statement/Report)
Upper Llagas Creek

Healthy Creeks & Ecosystems

Stream and watershed protection property acquisition
Pajaro Basin Wetland Creation