Santa Margarita River

The Santa Margarita River which with the addition of what is now , was formerly known as the Temecula River, is a short intermittent river on the Pacific coast of in the United States, approximately 30.9 miles long.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in United States of America
  • Also known as: Rio Santa Margarita”, “Santa Margarita Creek”, “Temecula Creek”, and “Temecula River

Places of Interest

Highlights include WWII/Korea LVT Museum.

Museum
The is located in a Quonset hut-style building at Camp Del Mar, , , near the Assault Amphibian School Battalion Training Command.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oceanside and San Luis Rey.

is a beach city in the North County area of , United States. The city had a population of 174,068 at the 2020 United States census, making it the most populous city in the region of San Diego.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in . is along the , 4 miles northeast of downtown Oceanside. has a post office with ZIP Code 92068, which opened in 1861. is situated 5 miles east of Santa Margarita River.

Santa Margarita River

Latitude
33.23198° or 33° 13′ 55″ north
Longitude
-117.41615° or 117° 24′ 58″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
85546HJM+QG
Geo­Names ID
5393173
Wiki­data ID
Q7419664
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Santa Margarita River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر سانتا مارغريتا
  • Catalan: Santa Margarita
  • Cebuano: Santa Margarita River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa)
  • Cebuano: Santa Margarita River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سانتا مارجريتا
  • Irish: Abhainn Santa Margarita
  • Venetian: Santa Margarita
  • Welsh: Afon Santa Margarita

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santa Margarita Marsh and Newton Canyon.

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