Arroyo Seco

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Arroyo Seco is a seasonal river and canyon in Los Angeles County, California, known for its historic role in regional water management, recreation, and as the route followed by the Arroyo Seco Parkway.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Arroyo Seco canyon 0 1
Arroyo Seco stream channel 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon
geographical feature
seasonal river
associatedWith Arroyo Seco Parkway
California State Route 110 NERFINISHED
historic parkway design
country United States of America
surface form: United States
environmentalIssue flooding risk during heavy storms
habitat fragmentation
urban runoff pollution
flowsInto Los Angeles River
hasPart Arroyo Seco self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arroyo Seco canyon

Arroyo Seco self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arroyo Seco stream channel

flood control channels
parks along its course
recreational trails
hasRecreationArea Arroyo Seco in Pasadena parklands
trails connecting to the Rose Bowl area
historicalSignificance early water supply development for Los Angeles region
site of early flood control projects
knownFor historic role in regional water management
recreation
route of the Arroyo Seco Parkway
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Los Angeles
surface form: City of Los Angeles

Pasadena
surface form: City of Pasadena

Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED
San Gabriel Valley
Southern California
mouthLocation confluence with the Los Angeles River
near Elysian Park, Los Angeles
nameMeaning “dry stream” or “dry creek” in Spanish
near Old Pasadena
surface form: Old Town Pasadena

Rose Bowl Stadium (home football venue)
surface form: Rose Bowl Stadium
partOf Greater Los Angeles hydrologic system
Los Angeles River
surface form: Los Angeles River watershed
passesThrough Highland Park
Eagle Rock neighborhood
surface form: Northeast Los Angeles neighborhoods

Pasadena
South Pasadena, California
surface form: South Pasadena
sourceLocation Angeles National Forest NERFINISHED
San Gabriel Mountains
usedFor biking
equestrian activities
groundwater recharge
hiking
stormwater conveyance
urban recreation

Referenced by (7)

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

Colorado Street Bridge crosses Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco hasPart Arroyo Seco self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arroyo Seco stream channel
Arroyo Seco hasPart Arroyo Seco self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arroyo Seco canyon
Los Angeles River hasTributary Arroyo Seco
Colorado Street Bridge hasViewOf Arroyo Seco
Pasadena traversedBy Arroyo Seco