Santa Ynez River

The Santa Ynez River is one of the largest rivers on the Central Coast of . It is 92 miles long, flowing from east to west through the Santa Ynez Valley, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Surf, near and the city of .
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Santa Barbara County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “La Purisima River”, “Purisima”, “Purisima *”, “Purisima River”, “Rio De Calaguasa”, “Rio De La Purisima”, “Rio de la Santa Inez”, “Rio de San Bernardo”, “Rio de San Verardo”, “Rio de Santa Rosa”, “Rio de Santa Ynes”, “Rio De Santa Ynes”, “Rio Santa Ines”, “Rio Santa Rosa”, and “Santa Inez River”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lompoc–Surf station.

Railway station
is a passenger rail station in , west of the city of .

Santa Ynez River

Latitude
34.69193° or 34° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
-120.60184° or 120° 36′ 7″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
846XM9RX+Q7
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Santa Ynez River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Santa Ynez”
  • Catalan: “Santa Ynez”
  • Cebuano: “Santa Ynez River”
  • Dutch: “Santa Ynez River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سانتا ينز”
  • French: “Santa Ynez River”
  • German: “Santa Ynez River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Santa Ynez”
  • Russian: “Санта-Инез”
  • Russian: “Санта-Инес”
  • Spanish: “Río Santa Ynez”
  • Venetian: “Santa Ynez”
  • Welsh: “Afon Santa Ynez”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Surf and Baroda.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ocean Beach Park and Cañada Tortuga.

Santa Barbara County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.

Curious Streams to Discover

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