River
A 100-mile stream and wetland area that was turned into a canal in the 1960's, which is now being returned to its natural, meandering state. The river was straightened and dredged by the Army Corps of Engineers in a massive project, completed in 1971, to drain the marshes for farmers and developers...
The origin of the Los Angeles River is generally considereed to be where Bull Creek and Callabasas Creek converge in the Canoga Park area of the San Fernando Valley. The channelized river then flows to the Sepulveda Basin, then east to Glendale, where it turns South, flows through downtown Los...
The New River has been called the most polluted river in the country by a number of environmental organizations. It flows out of Mexicali, Mexico, laden with that city's sewage, then is charged with agricultural chemicals and wastes, as it becomes the primary drainage channel for the intensively...