Tijuana River Valley, San Diego

The Tijuana River Valley is a rural community in the southern section of San Diego, California. It neighbors Imperial Beach to the north and west, Egger Highlands and Nestor to the north, San Ysidro to the east, and the Mexico–United States border to the south. Major thoroughfares include Hollister Street, Monument Road, and Dairy Mart Road.

## History

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The valley was home to the Kumeyaay people, who established the village of Melijo near Smuggler's Gulch.[1]

The area became part of Rancho Melijo as part of a Mexican land grant to Santiago E. Argüello.

The Tijuana River Valley, along with other portions of South San Diego, was annexed from San Diego County in 1957.

## Facilities and landmarks

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The community contains 71.5 miles of dirt roads and paths.[2] A number of horse stables are located in the valley. The valley is home to the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, and is near Border Field State Park and the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, both located in Imperial Beach.

## Flooding

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The Tijuana River Valley community is at risk of flooding from the Tijuana River.[3] The Tijuana River is considerably polluted with trash, sewage, and other pollutants that threaten the valley community, and the community's environmental resources whenever it floods.[4] Flooding is contained for the most part during dry periods. Yet when it rains the risk of floods and the associated pollution are a significant problem for the Tijuana River Valley.[5] In addition to damage to the Valley's environmental and recreational resources, the pollution present in the floodwaters can spread diseases.[4] Area beaches had almost 1,600 closed days because of this pollution between 2007 and 2017, far more than beaches North of the Valley.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Schoenherr, Steven. "The Tijuana River Valley Historic Sites". South Bay Historical Society Bulletin. 9.
2. ^ "Tijuana River Valley | Councilmember Vivian Moreno (District 8) | City of San Diego Official Website".
3. ^ Alvarez, Elizabeth. "Flooding concerns for community in Tijuana River Valley". Retrieved 2017-11-29.
4. ^ a b Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team (January 2012). "Recovery Strategy; Living with the Water" (PDF). Waterboards.ca.gov. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
5. ^ Smith, Sandra Dibble, Joshua Emerson. "Two countries, one sewage problem: Tijuana and San Diego grapple with renegade flows". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. ^ Smith, Joshua Emerson. "Tijuana pollution contaminates South Bay beaches at astounding rate". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.

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Tijuana River Watershed

Spanish: Río Tijuana
Mexico–United States border

| Tributaries|

* Rio Alamar
* Cottonwood Creek
* Tecate Creek

Waterworks|

* Abelardo L. Rodríguez Dam
* Barrett Dam
* International Boundary Wastewater Treatment Plant
* Morena Dam

Geography|

* Goat Canyon
* Laguna Mountains
* Smuggler's Gulch
* Yogurt Canyon

Protected areas|

* Border Field State Park
* Friendship Park
* Cleveland National Forest
* San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex
* Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
* Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
* Tijuana River Valley Regional Park

Cities, communities, & municipalities|

* Baja California
* Tecate
* Tijuana
* Playas de Tijuana
* Valle de Las Palmas

* San Diego County, California
* Campo
* Imperial Beach
* Morena Village
* Mount Laguna
* Pine Valley
* San Diego
* Nestor
* Otay Mesa
* San Ysidro
* Tijuana River Valley

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