Aerial Tour of The Pajaro River Watershed

Following are two aerial "tours" of portions of the Pajaro River Watershed. Each tour has been broken down into a number of sectors for ease of reference.

Clicking on any of the "thumbnail" maps below will take you to a page where you can progressively follow an aerail tour of that sector.


First Aerial Tour


Lower Reaches of the Pajaro River - Starting from Watsonville, going upstream to Highway 101.

San Benito River - Part One - From where the San Benito River joins the Pajaro River near Highway 101 and Soda Lake. We fly upstream past Hollister to Tres Piņos.

San Benito River - Part Two - Continuation of this section, including the return downstream back to the junction of the San Benito River with the Pajaro River.

SoapLake - approaching from Hollister, and then heading toward Chittenden Gap

Lower Reaches of the Pajaro River Going downstream from Soap Lake back to Watsonville

Second Aerial Tour


Llagas Creek from Chesbro Reservoir to where it enters the Soap Lake Region

Soap Lake - approaching from Gilroy and thence toward Chittenden Gap

Lower Reaches of the Pajaro River - from Soap Lake through the Chittenden Gap, past Watsonville, and to the Pacific Ocean.