Aliso Creek (Los Angeles County)
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Not to be confused with Aliso Creek (Orange County).
For other uses, see Aliso Creek (disambiguation).
Aliso Creek (also Aliso Canyon Wash or Aliso Wash) is a major tributary of the Upper Los Angeles River in the Santa Susana Mountains in Los Angeles County and western San Fernando Valley in the City of Los Angeles, California.
Quick Facts Aliso Canyon Wash, Location ...
Aliso Canyon Wash Aliso Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Los Angeles County |
Cities | Granada Hills, Northridge, Winnetka, Reseda |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Aliso Canyon Park |
• location | Near Mission Point, Santa Susana Mountains |
• coordinates | 34°19′23″N 118°32′45″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,600 ft (790 m) |
Mouth | Los Angeles River |
• location | Reseda |
• coordinates | 34°11′24″N 118°32′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 725 ft (221 m)[1] |
Length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km), North-south |
Basin size | 21 sq mi (54 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 3 cu ft/s (0.085 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Los Angeles River |
Tributaries | |
• right | Wilbur Canyon Wash, Limekiln Wash |
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It has a watershed of 21 square miles (54 km2).[2] It is the second major tributary, after Browns Canyon Wash−Creek, to enter the Los Angeles River downstream of its headwaters at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arroyo Calabasas in Canoga Park.[3]