Pierre Sokolosky.
"The Salinas River is the longest river of the Central Coast region of California, running 175 miles and draining 4,160 square miles." "The river begins in southern San Luis Obispo County, originating in the Los Machos Hills of the Los Padres National Forest...eventually...connecting with the Monterey Bay, part of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 5 miles south of Moss Landing." Source (wikipedia.org)