Los Angeles River (flood control) (Long Beach, California)

USA / California / Signal Hill / Long Beach, California
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This is the Los Angeles River, a cement channel for siphoning rainwater from storm drains into the Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_River
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Coordinates:   33°46'54"N   118°12'19"W

Comments

  • Actually the Los Angeles River is a natural river that was channelized into its current cement-bottomed state by the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1930s.
  • One could be forgiven for confusing it with a drainage ditch though.
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