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Title 3 — PUBLIC MORALS, SAFETY AND WELFARE›Division 9 — PUBLIC SAFETY
Orange County Municipal Code Art. 5 Rivers, Creeks, Channels, Canals, Pipes and Ditches
Orange County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Orange County
Cite as: Orange County Municipal Code Article 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 3-9-35. - Water-related activities prohibited in designated channels.¶
Except for public officers in the performance of their duties, and those authorized by the Board of Supervisors, it shall be unlawful for any person to wade, bathe, skin dive, swim, float, launch or occupy any paddleboard, surfboard, kayak, canoe, boat, tube, or similar craft, or any object or device capable of transporting a person on or in any creek, channel, canal, river, ditch, pipe or aqueduct within the jurisdiction and control of the Orange County Flood Control District. Said creeks, channels, canals, rivers, ditches, pipes and aqueducts include, but are not limited to:
| CHANNEL | FLOOD CONTROL DIST. CODE NO. |
|---|---|
| AGUA CHINON CHANNEL | F18 |
| AIRPORT STORM CHANNEL | F01S01 |
| ALAMEDA STORM CHANNEL | E08S02 |
| ALLESANDRO STORM CHANNEL | M00S08 |
| ALIPAZ STORM CHANNEL | L01S06 |
| ALISO CANYON DAM | J01D02 |
| ALISO CREEK CHANNEL | J01 |
| ALISO HILLS | J05 |
| ANAHEIM-BARBER CITY CHANNEL | C03 |
| ARMSTRONG STORM CHANNEL | F08S01 |
| ARROYO SALADA | K01S02 |
| ASH STORM CHANNEL | A03S03 |
| ATWOOD CHANNEL | E04 |
| BAKER STORM CHANNEL | F01S03 |
| BARRANCA CHANNEL | F09 |
| BEACH ROAD STORM DRAIN | M00P06 |
| BEE CANYON CHANNEL | F17 |
| BELGRAVE CHANNEL | C02S05 |
| BESTEL STORM CHANNEL | C03S03 |
| BITTERBUSH CHANNEL | E11 |
| BIXBY STORM CHANNEL | C01S04 |
| BLUE MUD STORM CHANNEL | E06S01 |
| BOLSA CHICA CHANNEL | C02 |
| BOLSA-MAGNOLIA STORM DRAIN | C05P08 |
| BONITA CHANNEL | F04 |
| BORREGO CANYON CHANNEL | F20 |
| BREA CANYON CHANNEL | A04 |
| BREA CREEK CHANNEL | A02 |
| BUCKEYE STORM CHANNEL | E07S03 |
| BUENA PARK STORM CHANNEL | A03S01 |
| CANADA CHANNEL | F23 |
| CANADA RETARDING BASIN | F23B01 |
| CAPISTRANO BCH STORM CH | L01S02 |
| CARBON CANYON CHANNEL | E03 |
| CARBON CANYON DIVER. CH | E02 |
| CARBON CREEK CHANNEL | B01 |
| CARLTON STORM DRAIN | E05P07 |
| CASCADITA STORM CAN CHN | M01S01 |
| CENTRAL IRVINE CHANNEL | F25 |
| CHANTILLY STORM CHANNEL | E01S02 |
| CHAPMAN-DALE STORM DRAIN | C03P06 |
| CLEAR ZONE STORM DRAIN | F08P24 |
| COLLINS CHANNEL | E07 |
| COMO STORM CHANNEL | F06S03 |
| COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL | A01 |
| CRAWFORD CANYON STORM DR | F07P14 |
| CRESCENT RETARDING BASIN | B01B02 |
| CULVER STORM CHANNEL | F14S01 |
| CYPRESS PUMP STATION | B01P51 |
| CYPRESS RETARDING BASIN | B01B05 |
| CYPRESS STORM CHANNEL | B01S01 |
| DAIRYLAND STORM CHANNEL | B02S02 |
| DANA HILLS PUMP STATION | K01P51 |
| DANA HILLS STORM DRAIN | K01P02 |
| DEERFIELD STORM CHANNEL | E01S04 |
| DEL AVION STORM DRAIN | L01P03 |
| DEL OBISPO STORM CHANNEL | L01S01 |
| EAST COSTA MESA CHANNEL | G02 |
| EAST GG-WINTERSBURG CHL | C05 |
| EAST RICHFIELD STORM CH | E01S01 |
| EDINGER STORM CHANNEL | C05S05 |
| EL MODENA-IRVINE CHANNEL | F07 |
| EL TORO RETARDING BASIN | J01B01 |
| ENGLISH CANYON CHANNEL | J07 |
| ESCOLAR STORM DRAIN | L03P37 |
| ESPERANZA CHANNEL | E06 |
| EUCALYPTUS STORM CHANNEL | E01S13 |
| FAIRVIEW CHANNEL | D04 |
| FEDERAL STORM CHANNEL | C01S06 |
| FLETCHER CHANNEL | E10 |
| FLETCHER RETARDING BASIN | E10B01 |
| FOUNTAIN VALLEY CHANNEL | D05 |
| FULLERTON CREEK CHANNEL | A03 |
| GALIVAN RETARDING BASIN | L03B02 |
| GARDEN GROVE CHANNEL | C02S02 |
| GILBERT RETARDING BASIN | B01B01 |
| GISLER STORM CHANNEL | D03S03 |
| GREENVILLE-BANNING CHNL | D03 |
| HANDY CREEK STORM CHNL | E08S06 |
| HARBOR VIEW DAM | G00D02 |
| HICKS CANYON CHANNEL | F27 |
| HOOVER STORM DRAIN | C04P04 |
| HORNO CREEK CHANNEL | L05 |
| HOUSTON STORM CHANNEL | A03S02 |
| HUMBOLDT STORM CHANNEL | C03S02 |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH CHANNEL | D01 |
| IMPERIAL CHANNEL | A07 |
| INDUSTRIAL STORM DRAIN | G00P02 |
| JONATHAN STORM CHANNEL | C02S03 |
| JORDAN PARK | F07B01 |
| KATELLA STORM CHANNEL | C01S05 |
| KEMPTON STORM CHANNEL | C01S01 |
| KIMBERLY STORM CHANNEL | A03S05 |
| LA COLINA-REDHILL STRM | F07S01 |
| LA MIRADA CREEK CHANNEL | A08 |
| LA PAZ CHANNEL | L04 |
| LAGUNA CANYON CHANNEL | I02 |
| LANE CHANNEL | F08 |
| LEWIS STORM CHANNEL | C05S11 |
| LINCOLN STORM DRAIN | B00P01 |
| LOFTUS DIVERSION CHANNEL | A06 |
| LOS ALAMITOS CHANNEL | C01 |
| LOS ALAMITOS RETRD BASIN | C01B01 |
| MAGNOLIA STORM DRAIN | A03P03 |
| MARLBORO STORM CHANNEL | E07S01 |
| MARQUITA STORM CHANNEL | M00S07 |
| MICHELSON STORM BASIN | F08P07 |
| MILAN STORM CHANNEL | C03S01 |
| MILLER RETARDING BASIN | E02B01 |
| MONTECITO STORM CHANNEL | C01S03 |
| MOODY CREEK CHANNEL | B02 |
| MUNGER DIVERSION STRM DRN | J01P01 |
| NARCO CHANNEL | J04 |
| NEWHOPE STORM CHANNEL | C05S01 |
| NEWLAND STREET STORM CH | C05S01 |
| NEWLAND STORM DRAIN | C05P27 |
| NORTH TUSTIN CHANNEL | F12 |
| O'NEILL RETARDING BASIN | L03B01 |
| OCEAN VIEW CHANNEL | C06 |
| OSO CREEK CHANNEL | L03 |
| PANORAMA STORM CHANNEL | F07S05 |
| PAULARINO CHANNEL | F03 |
| PETERS CANYON CHANNEL | F06 |
| PLACENTIA RETARDING BASIN | B01B04 |
| PLACENTIA STORM CHANNEL | B01S03 |
| PRIMA DESHECHA CANADA | M01 |
| PROSPECT STORM DRAIN | F12P11 |
| RATTLESNAKE CANYON CH | F26 |
| RAYMOND RETARDING BASIN | B01B03 |
| REDHILL CHANNEL | F13 |
| RICHFIELD CHANNEL | E05 |
| RIVIERA STORM CHANNEL | M00S05 |
| ROSALIA STORM CHANNEL | C03S04 |
| ROSSMOOR STORM CHANNEL | C01S02 |
| SALT CREEK CHANNEL | K01 |
| SAN DIEGO CREEK CHANNEL | F05 |
| SAN JOAQUIN CHANNEL | F14 |
| SAN JUAN CREEK CHANNEL | L01 |
| SAN JUAN DAM | L01D01 |
| SAND CANYON CHANNEL | F15 |
| SANTA ANA-DELHI CHANNEL | F01 |
| SANTA ANA GARDENS CHNL | F02 |
| SANTA ANA RIVER CHANNEL | E01 |
| SANTA ANA-SANTA FE CHNL | F10 |
| SANTA ISABEL CHANNEL | G03 |
| SANTIAGO CREEK CHANNEL | E08 |
| SEGUNDA DESHECHA CAN CH | M02 |
| SEGUNDA DESHECHA DAM | M02D01 |
| SERRANO CREEK CHANNEL | F19 |
| SHANNON STORM CHANNEL | C03S05 |
| SILVERADO CANYON | E17 |
| SKYLINE STORM DRAIN | F13P03 |
| SLATER STORM CHANNEL | C05S04 |
| SOUTHWEST TUSTIN CHNL | F11 |
| STANTON STORM CHANNEL | C02S01 |
| SULPHUR CREEK CHANNEL | J03 |
| SULPHUR CREEK DAM | J03D01 |
| SUNSET CHANNEL | C07 |
| TALBERT CHANNEL | D02 |
| TONNER CANYON CHANNEL | A09 |
| TRABUCO CREEK CHANNEL | L02 |
| TRABUCO DAM | L02D01 |
| VALENCIA STORM CHANNEL | E06S02 |
| VANDERLIP STORM DRAIN | F07P09 |
| VEEH RESERVOIR DAM | F23D01 |
| VEEH STORM CHANNEL | F23S02 |
| VENTA STORM CHANNEL | F10S01 |
| VILLA PARK DAM | E08D01 |
| WALKER STORM DRAIN | C02P02 |
| WALNUT CANYON STORM CHL | E01S09 |
| WALNUT STORM CHANNEL | E08S01 |
| WALNUT STORM DRAIN | F06P05 |
| WANDA STORM CHANNEL | E07S02 |
| WEST STREET RETARDING BSN | C05B01 |
| WESTMINSTER CHANNEL | C04 |
| YORBA LINDA RESERVOIR | E04D01 |
(Ord. No. 3216, § 1, 9-16-80)
Secs. 3-9-36—3-9-43. - Reserved.¶
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