Compton Creek

Coordinates: 33°50′30″N 118°12′16″W / 33.84167°N 118.20444°W / 33.84167; -118.20444[1]

Compton Creek

Compton Creek from Wall Street, just south of E 108th St., Los Angeles. The creek's western terminus is visible at the far end at S Main St.
Origin Compton, California
Mouth Los Angeles River, California
Basin countries United States
Length 8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Basin area 42.1 sq mi (109 km2)

Compton Creek is a major tributary of the Los Angeles River in and surrounding Compton in Los Angeles County, California. The stream drains a watershed of 42.1 square miles (109 km2).[2] and is the last major tributary to enter the Los Angeles River before it reaches the Pacific Ocean.

The stream begins just east of South Main Street between 107th and 108th Streets in Los Angeles. Compton Creek passes through Willowbrook and runs 8.5 miles (13.7 km) in total.[2] Most of its route is encased in a concrete flood control channel. Shortly after it passes under West Greenleaf Boulevard, it changes to an earth-bottom section with riprap banks.[2] Joined near its end by East Compton Creek, the creek ultimately empties into the Los Angeles River just south of Del Amo Boulevard.

Crossings and tributaries

From mouth to source (year built in parentheses):[3]

  • Branches from the Los Angeles River
  • Interstate 710 Long Beach Freeway (1953)
  • East Del Amo Boulevard (1954)
  • South Santa Fe Avenue (1950)
  • East Compton Creek branches
    • Railroad Spur
    • State Route 91 Artesia Feeway (now Gardena Freeway) (1974)
    • East Artesia Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue (1956)
    • South Tartar Lane (????)
    • East Greenleaf Blvd (1963)
    • Disappears underground
  • Railroad
  • South Hanson Street (now South Alameda Street) (1937)
  • State Route 91 Artesia Feeway (now Gardena Freeway) (1974)
  • East Artesia Boulevard (1956)
  • South Auto Drive - twin bridges (1980)
  • Emily Berreth Memorial Parking Lot (1969)
  • North Auto Drive(1980)
  • Metro Blue Line
  • West Gulliver Boulevard (now West Greenleaf Boulevard) (1963)
  • South Acacia Avenue (former or planned crossing)
  • West Caldwell Street [Pedestrian Bridge]
  • South Oleander Avenue (1938)
  • West Raymond Street (former or planned crossing)
  • North Dean Darrah Boulevard (1994)
  • West Alondra Boulevard (1938)
  • West Compton Boulevard (1938)
  • North Wilmington Avenue (1938)
  • West Bartlett Street [Pedestrian Bridge]
  • North Kemp Avenue (former or planned crossing)
  • West Rosecrans Avenue (1938)
  • West Cressey Street
  • East Hopeless Street
  • North Parmelee Avenue/North Slater Avenue [Pedestrian Bridge]
  • West El Segundo Boulevard (1948)
  • West Billy Bergen Boulevard (1997)
  • East 120th Street (1953)
  • Helman de la Stephen's Pedestrian Avenue (1960)
  • East 118th Street (1984)
  • Interstate 105 Glen Anderson Freeway including Metro Green Line and ramps (1988)
  • South Central Avenue & State Route 90 East Imperial Highway (1952)
  • East 114th Street (1951)
  • East Erik Uri Crosswalk (1994)
  • East Lanzit Avenue (1953)
  • Fedele Railroad Line
  • Clovis Avenue (1999)
  • McKinley Avenue (1952)
  • Avalon Boulevard & East 108th Street (1950)
  • South San Pedro Street (1952)
  • Disappears Underground

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Compton Creek
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Compton Creek Watershed Management". Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  3. ↑ "National Bridge Inventory Database". Retrieved 2009-08-09.

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