Los Angeles River

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river urban waterway

The Los Angeles River is a largely channelized urban waterway running through Los Angeles County that has played a central role in the region’s history, development, and ongoing revitalization efforts.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Los Angeles River canonical	43
Los Angeles River watershed	9
Los Angeles River corridor	2
Los Angeles River basin	1
Los Angeles River estuary	1
Los Angeles River watershed region	1
San Gabriel River mouth	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ urban waterway ⓘ
basinSize	approximately 2,253 square kilometers ⓘ approximately 870 square miles ⓘ
channelizationPeriod	1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ
characteristic	ephemeral and seasonal flow historically ⓘ largely channelized in concrete ⓘ subject to flash flooding ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Fourth Street Bridge ⓘ Los Angeles River Viaducts ⓘ Seventh Street Bridge ⓘ Sixth Street Viaduct ⓘ numerous bridges ⓘ
drainageBasin	Los Angeles Basin ⓘ
environmentalIssue	habitat fragmentation ⓘ urban runoff pollution ⓘ water quality concerns ⓘ
feature	adjacent parks and greenways ⓘ bike paths along portions of its banks ⓘ some soft-bottom naturalized reaches ⓘ
flowsThrough	Burbank, California ⓘ surface form: Burbank Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: City of Los Angeles Compton, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Compton Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ Elysian Valley ⓘ Frogtown neighborhood ⓘ Glendale ⓘ Long Beach ⓘ Studio City ⓘ
governedBy	Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles River Master Plan (LA County)
hasDesignation	navigable waterway in certain segments ⓘ
hasRestorationGoal	enhance flood management with green infrastructure ⓘ improve habitat connectivity ⓘ increase public access ⓘ
hasSection	Downtown Long Beach waterfront ⓘ surface form: Estuary at Long Beach Verdugo Wash ⓘ surface form: Glendale Narrows Sepulveda Basin ⓘ
hasTributary	Arroyo Seco ⓘ Burbank Western Channel ⓘ Compton Creek ⓘ Rio Hondo ⓘ Tujunga Wash ⓘ Verdugo Wash ⓘ
historicalRole	influenced location of Pueblo de Los Angeles ⓘ primary water source for early Los Angeles settlement ⓘ
inPopularCulture	featured in action film chase scenes ⓘ iconic symbol of Los Angeles infrastructure ⓘ
length	approximately 51 miles ⓘ approximately 82 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Los Angeles County ⓘ
managedBy	Los Angeles County Flood Control District ⓘ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
mouthCity	Long Beach ⓘ surface form: Long Beach, California
mouthLocatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ San Pedro Bay ⓘ
near	Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: Downtown Los Angeles Arts District Port of Long Beach ⓘ San Fernando Valley ⓘ
partOf	Los Angeles River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles River watershed
region	Southern California ⓘ
sourceCity	Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Canoga Park, Los Angeles
sourceLocatedIn	Santa Susana Mountains ⓘ Simi Hills ⓘ
subjectOf	Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project ⓘ Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan ⓘ numerous environmental restoration efforts ⓘ
supports	migratory bird species ⓘ riparian habitat in natural-bottom sections ⓘ
underwent	major channelization after 1938 floods ⓘ
usedFor	cycling along river paths ⓘ filming location for movies and television ⓘ flood control ⓘ kayaking in certain reaches ⓘ recreation in designated segments ⓘ

Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles → nearbyWatercourse → Los Angeles River ⓘ

San Pedro Bay → borderedBy → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Gabriel River mouth

Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States → hasLandmark → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Tongva people → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Los Angeles Basin → drainedBy → Los Angeles River ⓘ

San Gabriel Mountains → drainageTo → Los Angeles River ⓘ

San Gabriel Mountains → partOfWatershed → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Interstate 710 → follows → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Los Angeles River → partOf → Los Angeles River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Arroyo Seco → flowsInto → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Arroyo Seco → partOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Elysian Valley → borderedBy → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Santa Susana Mountains → drainage → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Atwater Village → borderedBy → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Los Angeles Zoo → near → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Tongva → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River basin

Los Angeles, California, United States of America → hasRiver → Los Angeles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Los Angeles

San Fernando Valley → drainageBasinOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Rainbow Harbor → connectedTo → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River estuary

Gabrielino → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Kizh Nation → culturallyAssociatedWith → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Puvungna → near → Los Angeles River ⓘ

South Gate → locatedNear → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Montebello → locatedNear → Los Angeles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Montebello, California

Battle of La Mesa → near → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Glendale Boulevard → crosses → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Glendale Boulevard → hasBridgeOver → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Maywood → locatedNear → Los Angeles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Maywood, California

Los Angeles River Ranger District → locatedIn → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed region

Los Angeles River Ranger District → primaryWatercourse → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Bell → locatedOnRiver → Los Angeles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Bell, California

Frogtown neighborhood → locatedOnWaterway → Los Angeles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Frogtown

Rio Hondo → tributaryOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Rio Hondo → mouthLocation → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Rio Hondo → partOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Verdugo Wash → tributaryOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Verdugo Wash → mouth → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Verdugo Wash → partOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Burbank Western Channel → tributaryOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Burbank Western Channel → flowsInto → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Burbank Western Channel → partOf → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Burbank Western Channel → hasHydrologicConnection → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Los Angeles River Viaducts → cross → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan → appliesTo → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan → focusesOn → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River corridor

Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project → locatedIn → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River corridor

Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project → focusesOn → Los Angeles River ⓘ

Greater Los Angeles hydrologic system → includes → Los Angeles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles River watershed

Sixth Street Viaduct → crosses → Los Angeles River ⓘ