Bull Creek (Los Angeles County)
| Bull Creek | |
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| Origin | Granada Hills, California |
| Mouth | Los Angeles River, California |
| Basin countries | United States |
Bull Creek is a 9.6-mile-long (15.4 km)[1] tributary of the Los Angeles River in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California.
The stream begins in the eastern Santa Susana Mountains and enters a debris basin adjacent to the Los Angeles Reservoir. Encased in a concrete flood control channel, Bull Creek travels south from Granada Hills though North Hills, Van Nuys (including its airport), and Lake Balboa. South of Victory Boulevard, the river reverts to a free-flowing stream and joins the Los Angeles River inside the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area. This section has recently been restored under a federally-funded ecosystem restoration project, in part to protect the important riparian habitat.[2][3]
[edit] Crossings and tributaries
From mouth to source (year built in parentheses):[4]
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Coordinates: 34°10′44″N 118°29′52″W / 34.17889°N 118.49786°W[5]
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 16, 2011
- ^ "Congressman Sherman Announces Grand Opening of Bull Creek Channel Ecosystem Restoration Project in Sepulveda Basin". Congressman Brad Sherman. May 26, 2009. http://www.house.gov/list/press/ca27_sherman/morenews/52609BullCreekRestorationProject.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Return of the Native Habitat". LA Daily. LA Weekly. May 27, 2009. http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/environment/return-of-the-native-habitat/. Retrieved 209-08-09.
- ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database". http://www.nationalbridges.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bull Creek
