Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). The San Gabriel River is highlighted in red on the right

The Los Angeles River is a creek flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. For most of its length, it flows through a narrow concrete channel. Today, some environmental groups advocate the removal of concrete and the restoration of natural vegetation and wildlife. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1739x1691, 3547 KB) Summary Map of the Los Angeles Basin with the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers highlighted in red Underlying map is an aerial map obtained from NASA (original: http://earthobservatory. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1739x1691, 3547 KB) Summary Map of the Los Angeles Basin with the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers highlighted in red Underlying map is an aerial map obtained from NASA (original: http://earthobservatory. ... The San Gabriel River, highlighted in red (on the right). ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. ... Canoga Park is a district in the western San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, about 25 miles northwest of downtown LA. For hundreds of years the paft of the far was San Fernando Valley was home to the American Indians of both Fernandeno and Chumash... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ...

Before the opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the river was the primary source of fresh water for the city. Although the Los Angeles region still gets some of its water from the river and other local sources, most comes from several aqueducts serving the area. The river suffers severe pollution from garbage and urban runoff. There are two Los Angeles Aqueducts--the original Los Angeles Aqueduct was designed by William Mulholland (an Irish immigrant who became a self-taught engineer and head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) and completed in 1913 to deliver water from the Owens River to the city...

Geography

The river's official starting point is at the union of Bell Creek and Calabasas Wash (Arroyo Calabasas or Calabasas Creek) in the southwestern San Fernando Valley (34.1952° N 118.601838° W). But the majority of its source waters flow from high in the San Gabriel Mountains to the east of the San Fernando Valley, and the Santa Susana Mountains to the north. San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ... The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, USA. The mountain range forms a barrier between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the Mojave Desert. ... The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. ...

Major tributaries, in order of their appearance on the river, are Aliso Canyon Wash, the Tujunga Wash,Brown's Canyon Wash, the Western Burbank Channel, the Verdugo Wash, the Arroyo Seco, the Rio Hondo, and Compton Creek. The river flows eastward through the San Fernando Valley until turning south and southeast in the city of Burbank. It then flows between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Verdugo Mountains through a passage known as the Glendale Narrows. When it leaves the Glendale Narrows, the River flows directly south through Downtown Los Angeles and continues flowing in a straight southerly direction until it reaches Long Beach. Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Tujunga Wash is a stream in Los Angeles County, California. ... Arroyo Seco refers to Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County), a watercourse in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... The Rio Hondo is a tributary of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles County, California, approximately 20 miles long. ... For the community in Santa Clara County, California, see Burbank, Santa Clara County, California. ... Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. ... The Verdugo Mountains are an offshoot range of the San Gabriel Mountains and are located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

Los Angeles River north of downtown

The river flows in a concrete flood control channel capable of delivering massive amounts of rainwater to the sea during the rainy season. These flood waters come from the Santa Monica Mountains, the Verdugo Mountains, the Santa Susana Mountains, and the San Gabriel Mountains, collecting more urban runoff from Los Angeles and Pasadena along its path to the Pacific Ocean. In the dry season, about 80% of the water in the river consists of tertiary recycled sewage water. While this water is cleaner than the water in most urban rivers around the world, it is polluted from runoff from the city streets, which drain into the river all along its fifty mile course. Rainy season floodwaters from the streets of Los Angeles are particularly toxic and have created pollution problems along the beaches following heavy storms. The Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, CA Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Tertiary is an adjective meaning third or third hand. It may refer to: The Tertiary period of the geologic timescale Tertiaries, associations of lay folk connected with the Mendicant Orders. ... Sewage is the mainly liquid waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water, faeces, urine, laundry waste and other material which goes down drains and toilets from households and industry. ... Toxic redirects here, but this is also the name of a song by Britney Spears; see Toxic (song) Look up toxic and toxicity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Raw sewage and industrial waste flows into the U.S. from Mexico as the New River passes from Mexicali, Baja California to Calexico, California Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities, which can be harmful to organisms and...

History

The river provided water and sustenance for the Gabrielino Indians for hundreds of years prior to the arrival of the Spanish. The Gabrielinos were hunters and gatherers who lived primarily off the fish, small mammals and acorns from the abundant oak trees along the river's path. There were at least 45 Gabrielino villages located near the Los Angeles River, concentrated in the San Fernando Valley, and Elysian Valley in what is present day Glendale. In 1769, Gaspar de Portolà during his 1769 expedition of Alta California named it El Rio de Nuestra Señora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciúncula, so translated: The River of Our Lady Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula. It was referred to as the Porciuncula River. The Tongva are a Native American people originally inhabiting the area in and around Los Angeles, California, previously known as the Gabrieleño, San Gabrieleño, or Gabrielino tribe. ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria For the folk-rock band see The Mammals. ... For other uses, see Acorn (disambiguation). ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably... Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716 – 1784), a soldier, governor of Baja and Alta California (1767–1770), explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey. ... The Portola expedition was led from 1769 to 1770 by Gaspar de Portolà and was the first known attempt by Spain to explore Upper California by land. ... the Porziuncola Porziuncola, also called Portiuncula (in Latin) or Porzioncula, is a town and parish situated about three-quarters of a mile from Assisi. ...

The River was originally an alluvial river that ran freely across a flood plain that is now occupied by Los Angeles, Long Beach, and other townships in Southern California. Its path was unstable and unpredictable, and the mouth of the River moved frequently from one place to another between Long Beach and Ballona Creek. In the early nineteenth Century, the River turned southwest after leaving the Glendale Narrows, where it joined Ballona Creek and discharged into Santa Monica Bay in present Marina del Rey. However, during a catastrophic flash flood in 1835, its course was diverted again to its present one, flowing due south just east of present-day downtown Los Angeles and discharging into San Pedro Bay. (Prior to another major flood in 1862, it was joined by the San Gabriel River in present-day Long Beach, but in that year the San Gabriel carved out a new course 6 miles (10 km) to the east, and has discharged into Alamitos Bay ever since.) Alluvium is soil land deposited by a river or other running water. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Floodplain. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California. ... Lower Antelope Canyon was carved out of sandstone by flash floods A Flash Flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas (washes), rivers and streams, caused by the intense rainfall associated with a thunderstorm, or multiple training thunderstorms. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States. ... The San Gabriel River, highlighted in red (on the right). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ...

A 1903 flood inundates Compton, California.

Until the opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the Los Angeles River was the primary water source for the Los Angeles Basin, and much of its channel was dry except during the winter rains.^{[citation needed]} Unpredictable and devastating floods continued to plague it well into the 1930s (most notably the catastrophic 1938 flood that precipitated the recall of corrupt Los Angeles mayor Frank L. Shaw), leading to calls for flood control measures. The Army Corps of Engineers duly began an ambitious project of completely encasing the river's bed and banks in concrete, with only a trickle of water usually flowing down its middle. Ever since, it has primarily served as a flood control channel, fed by storm drains. The only portions of the river in which it is not completely paved over are in the flood control basin behind the Sepulveda Dam near Van Nuys; a 3-mile (5-km) stretch east of Griffith Park known as the Glendale Narrows; and along its last few miles in Long Beach. Image File history File links Compton-Flood-1903. ... Image File history File links Compton-Flood-1903. ... Nickname: Location of Compton in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Eric Perrodin Area  - Total 10. ... There are two Los Angeles Aqueducts--the original Los Angeles Aqueduct was designed by William Mulholland (an Irish immigrant who became a self-taught engineer and head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) and completed in 1913 to deliver water from the Owens River to the city... The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles. ... The Los Angeles Flood of 1938 began on February 27, 1938, when an abnormally large amount of rain fell in the Los Angeles area due to a storm from the Pacific Ocean. ... Frank L. Shaw (1887—1957) was an American politician that served as Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the mayor of Los Angeles, California from July 1933 to September 1938. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 military men and women. ... This article is about the construction material. ... The Sepulveda Dam is a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, built in 1941 for flood control. ... Van Nuys redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Points of interest

Sepulveda Basin is a flood-control basin to control floodwater runoff. Except for infrequent but dramatic flood episodes, this otherwise dry-land flood control basin, most of which is leased from the Corps by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, plays host to diverse uses today including athletic fields, agriculture, golf courses, a fishing lake, parklands, a sewage treatment facility, and a wildlife reserve. Sepulveda Basin was named after General Jose Ignacio Sepulveda. ...

The river's southern stretch forms the heart of an industrial corridor stretching nearly unbroken from Lincoln Heights to Long Beach. In this area, the busy Long Beach Freeway (I-710) and several high-voltage power lines run within a few hundred feet of the riverbed. Several rail yards are located along the river's banks in this stretch, as well. Just outside of the industrial corridor lie some of the most densely populated cities in the state of California, such as the cities of Cudahy and South Gate; most of these cities are in the river's flood plain and experienced significant flooding prior to channelization. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... The Long Beach Freeway, signed as Interstate 710 throughout its entire length, is a freeway running for 23 miles in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California. ... The Long Beach Freeway, signed as Interstate 710 throughout its entire length and likewise as California State Highway 7 prior to 1981, is a freeway running for 23 miles in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California. ... A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. ... Location of Cudahy in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1960-11-10 [1] Area    - City  1. ... Location of South Gate in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1923-01-20 [2] Government  - Mayor Bill De Witt [1] Area  - City  7. ...

Revitalization

One of the initiatives shepherded by the Ad Hoc River Committee is the Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan. As a result of the Ad Hoc River Committee’s efforts, and with funding from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works-Bureau of Engineering issued a Request for Proposals in 2005 for the preparation of a Revitalization Master Plan which would identify proposals that would make the Los Angeles River a “front door” to the City, and support a multitude of civic activities. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x745, 643 KB)The Los Angeles River in East Los Angeles. ... Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3. ...

The 18-month revitalization planning process looked at improvements along the project area all aimed towards protecting wildlife, promoting the health of the river, and leveraging economic development. By the end of the planning process, a 20-year blueprint for development and management of the Los Angeles River was developed for implementation by the City of Los Angeles. The plan was officially adopted by the City of Los Angeles in May 2007.

Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) and other environmental groups have been advocating restoration of the river, creation of a wildlife corridor from the mountains to the sea and a radical change in the way rainwater on individual properties is dealt with.

The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, has a powerful State mandate to connect Elysian and Griffith Parks to the mountains. With an initial budget of $1,000,000, MRCA is evaluating the acquisition of properties to create parks and trails along the river between the two large parks. (See the article by Ester Feldman in the April '94 TPR). In politics, a mandate is the authority granted by an electorate to act as its representative. ...

The California Coastal Conservancy, a state agency, published its Los Angeles River Park and Recreation Study in 1993, identifying potential projects along the river. In November 2005, Unpave LA sponsored a well attended conference, Rethinking the River, to promote discussion of LA River management options.In 2006, Mayor Villaraigosa visited South Korea to look at their river restoration project, the Cheonggyecheon. The California Coastal Conservancy is a government agency that aims to protect coastline resources along the California coastline. ... Cheong Gye Cheon, also spelled in one word Cheonggyecheon is a small river flowing through downtown Seoul and then meeting the Han River. ...

Entertainment

Numerous films, video games, and television programs have featured various sites along the Los Angeles River, many of which involve the river as a sinister plot location. Films involving the river include Chinatown, Them!, Blue Thunder, Escape from L.A., Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Grease, Volcano, Point Blank, Roadblock, Hot Rod Girl, Blood in Blood Out, Boomtown, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Midnight Club II, Rize, The Core, Repo Man, The Italian Job, Point Break, Gone in 60 Seconds,Transformers, 24, The Gumball Rally, To Live and Die in L.A., The First Power, Purple Rain, and many others, including a skit on the show Jackass in which Johnny Knoxville tries to jump a section on roller blades, but breaks his ankle. This article is about sections of an urban area associated with a large number of Chinese residents or commercial activities. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1954 films | Science fiction films ... For other uses, see Blue Thunder (disambiguation). ... Escape From L.A. (also known as John Carpenters Escape From L.A.) is a 1996 film directed by John Carpenter. ... Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly abbreviated T2) is a 1991 movie directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick. ... For the original stage musical of the same name, see Grease (musical). ... Volcano is a disaster action film starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Don Cheadle. ... Point Blank is a 1967 crime film directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson, adapted from the classic pulp novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake, writing as Richard Stark. ... Blood In Blood Out (also known as Bound by Honor) is a 1993 film directed by Taylor Hackford. ... Boomtown is a U.S. television action/drama series produced by NBC. Created by Graham Yost, the shows title is a nickname for its setting, Los Angeles. ... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... For the racing series, see Midnight Club Midnight Club II is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 2. ... The Core (2003) is a science fiction disaster film very loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. ... For other uses, see Repo Man (disambiguation). ... The Italian Job is a 2003 action-adventure film, directed by F. Gary Gray. ... Point Break is a 1991 action film starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. ... Gone in Sixty Seconds is a 2000 action film, starring Nicolas Cage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. ... For the 1986 animated film, see The Transformers: The Movie. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action drama television series. ... The Gumball Rally is a 1976 film about a coast-to-coast road race. ... To Live and Die in L.A. is a neo-noir American film released in 1985 and directed by William Friedkin. ... The First Power is a 1990 American horror film, directed by Robert Resnikoff. ... There are multiple meanings for Purple Rain, all related to Prince: His album Purple Rain The song Purple Rain from the same album The film Purple Rain in which he starred All three were released in 1984. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee), better known as Johnny Knoxville, is an American comic actor and daredevil. ...

Several music videos have also been filmed at the Los Angeles River, including:

• "It's Funky Enough" - The D.O.C.
• "Life is.. Too Short" - Too Short
• "The River" - Good Charlotte
• "Down" - Blink 182
• "Got the Life" - Korn
• "Wake Up Call" - Maroon 5
• "Under the Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls

Tracy Lynn Curry (born June 10, 1968), known as The D.O.C., is an African American rapper born and raised in Dallas, Texas where he was a member of the Fila Fresh Crew. ... Too Short, or Too $hort, (born Todd Anthony Shaw on April 28, 1966) is a rapper who started his career in his hometown of Oakland, California. ... This article is about the Good Charlotte song. ... This article is about the band. ... Blink-182 was an American trio that played pop punk[1][2][3] and punk rock[4][5] music. ... Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced American band originating from Los Angeles, California. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy-award winning American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983. ... Dont Cha is a 2005 song written by Cee-Lo and Sir Mix A Lot. ... The Pussycat Dolls are an American hip hop, pop and R&B quintet, and dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. ...

Riverside communities

Los Angeles River, looking east (downstream) at the Glendale Narrows. Unlike most of the river, this stretch has an earthen-bottom.

Communities and Cities along the banks of the Los Angeles River include: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1056x1019, 639 KB)Los Angeles River, looking east, downstream, from the Victory Boulevard bridge. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1056x1019, 639 KB)Los Angeles River, looking east, downstream, from the Victory Boulevard bridge. ...

• Canoga Park
• Reseda
• Van Nuys
• Sherman Oaks
• Studio City
• Universal City
• Toluca Lake
• Burbank
• Glendale
• Los Feliz
• Atwater Village
• Elysian Valley
• Glassell Park
• Cypress Park
• Chinatown
• Lincoln Heights
• Boyle Heights
• Vernon
• East Los Angeles
• South Central Los Angeles
• Maywood
• Commerce
• Bell
• Bell Gardens
• Cudahy
• South Gate
• Lynwood
• Paramount
• Compton
• Long Beach

Canoga Park is a district in the western San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, about 25 miles northwest of downtown LA. For hundreds of years the paft of the far was San Fernando Valley was home to the American Indians of both Fernandeno and Chumash... Reseda (IPA: [ɹəˈsidÉ™]) is a district in the San Fernando Valley of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Van Nuys redirects here. ... Sherman Oaks is an 8. ... Studio City is a four-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... View of Universal City Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California that encompasses the 415 acre (.65 sq mi) property of Universal Studios. ... Toluca Lake is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... For the community in Santa Clara County, California, see Burbank, Santa Clara County, California. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Contemporary view of L.A. from behind the Griffith Observatory in Los Feliz. ... Atwater Village is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles, California. ... Typical scene on Riverside Drive Dorris Place Elementary Knightsbridge Theatre Elysian Valley is a small community of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Glassell Park is a neighborhood district in northeastern Los Angeles, California. ... Cypress Park is a neighbourhood east of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Boyle Heights is a district just east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles, California, USA. The neighborhood was once known for its diverse demographics, including large Jewish American, Japanese American & Mexican American populations, as well as Russian American and Yugoslav populations. ... Location of Vernon, California Vernon is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Welcome sign on Atlantic Boulevard East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L.A. or East Los or in Spanish El Este) is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the south and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. ... Location of Maywood in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1924-09-02 [2] Government  - Mayor Sergio Calderon [1] Area  - Total 1. ... Commerce is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Bell is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Bell Gardens is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of Cudahy in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1960-11-10 [1] Area    - City  1. ... Location of South Gate in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1923-01-20 [2] Government  - Mayor Bill De Witt [1] Area  - City  7. ... Location of Lynwood in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Maria Teresa Santillan. ... Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Nickname: Location of Compton in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Eric Perrodin Area  - Total 10. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ...

Crossings

Crossings are listed from south to north.^[1]

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The Long Beach Freeway, signed as Interstate 710 throughout its entire length and likewise as California State Highway 7 prior to 1981, is a freeway running for 23 miles in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California. ... The Long Beach Freeway, signed as Interstate 710 throughout its entire length, is a freeway running for 23 miles in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California. ... State Route 42 (SR 42) was a state highway in Southern California, United States, running along Manchester Avenue, Manchester Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard in Los Angeles and the cities south of it. ... Slauson Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare for southern Los Angeles County. ... Atlantic and Whittier Boulevards in East Los Angeles. ... Metrolink (AAR reporting marks SCAX) is a Regional rail system that serves the Southern California region. ... 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El Monte Baldwin Park Covina Pomona Claremont Montclair Upland Rancho Cucamonga Fontana Rialto Inland Empire–Orange County Line, 91 Line San Bernardino The San Bernardino Line is the busiest... Metrolinks Riverside Line is a commuter rail running from Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to Riverside, California. ... The Metro Gold Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a light rail line in Los Angeles County. ... California State Route 110 (Pasadena Freeway) highlighted in red. ... California State Route 110 (Pasadena Freeway) highlighted in red. ... The Antelope Valley Line is a commuter rail line that serves the Northern Los Angeles County area as part of the Metrolink system. ... Metrolinks Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County [1]. Service on this line began in 1992 as one of Metrolinks original three lines, with service from Moorpark to Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los... 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See also

• List of California rivers

The following is a partial listing of rivers in the state of California, United States of America. ...

References

1. ^ National Bridge Inventory

The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) is a database, compiled by the Federal Highway Administration, with information on all bridges and tunnels in the United States that have roads passing above or below. ...

Further reading

• The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth. Blake Gumprecht. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8018-6047-4.
• Eden by design: the 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew plan for the Los Angeles region. Greg Hise & William Francis Deverell. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. ISBN 0-520-22414-0. ISBN 0-520-22415-9.
• Río L.A.: Tales from the Los Angeles River. Patt Morrison. Los Angeles: Angel City Press, 2001. ISBN 1-883318-24-6.
• Down By The Los Angeles River: Friends of the Los Angeles River's Official Guide Joe Linton. Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 2005. ISBN 0-89997-391-4.
• Hazardous Metropolis: Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles Jared Orsi. University of California Press, 2004. ISBN 0520238508.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Los Angeles River

• The Los Angeles River Master Plan
• Long Beach RiverLink, part of the San Pedro Bay Estuary Project.
• Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan and City Ad Hoc Committee.
• The Los Angeles River Tour
• The River Project
• F.O.L.A.R Friends of the Los Angeles River
• Friends Of Vast Industrial Concrete Kafkaesque Structures, a photo journal of photographs of the Los Angeles River flood control channel.
• The Los Angeles River Film, a 28-minute documentary film about the Los Angeles River including recent revitalization efforts.