Arroyo Calabasas (also known as Calabasas Creek) is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed March 16, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Los Angeles River
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, in the southwestern
San Fernando Valley
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area of
Los Angeles County
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in
California
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.
Route
The stream begins with the merging of: Dry Canyon Creek from a
Santa Monica Mountains
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watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
and McCoy Canyon Creek from a
Simi Hills
The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in eastern Ventura County and western Los Angeles County, of southern California, United States.
Geography
The Simi Hills are aligned east-west and run for , and average arou ...
(
Hidden Hills
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and
Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve
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) watershed, near the
Leonis Adobe
The Leonis Adobe, built in 1844, is one of the oldest surviving private residences in Los Angeles County and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the San Fernando Valley. Located in what is now Calabasas, California, the adobe was occupied ...
in the town of
Calabasas.
Arroyo Calabasas flows northeast through
Woodland Hills and
Canoga Park
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. In Canoga Park it joins
Bell Creek, directly east of
Canoga Park High School
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beside Vanowen Avenue. The
confluence
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marks the ''"headwaters"'' of the
Los Angeles River
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, .
The flow of Arroyo Calabasas is entirely encased in a
concrete
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flood control channel
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.
Crossings
From mouth to source (year built in parentheses):
*Vanowen Street (1964)
*
Westfield Topanga
Westfield Topanga & The Village is a shopping mall in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It spans and houses anchor stores Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy's, and Target.
History
Opened on February 10, 1964, Topanga Plaza ...
Parking Lot (1964)
*
California State Route 27
State Route 27, commonly known by its street name Topanga Canyon Boulevard (), is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from the Pacific Coast Highway ( California State Route 1) at Topanga State Beach near Pacific Palisades ...
- North Topanga Canyon Boulevard (1962)
*Kittridge Street
edestrian Bridge*
Victory Boulevard (1966)
*Sylvan Street
rivate Pedestrian Bridge*Shoup Avenue (1964)
*Oxnard Street (1963)
*Fallbrook Avenue (1961)
*Burbank Boulevard (1968)
*Woodlake Avenue (1968)
*Mariano Street (1968)
*Canzonet Street (1968)
*Dry Canyon Creek enters from south
*Valley Circle Boulevard (1962)
*McCoy Canyon Creek enters from west
See also
*
Source (river or stream)
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Definition
The ...
- a.k.a. watershed and headwaters
*
Confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
- a.k.a. ''"headwaters"''
*
Drainage basin
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- a.k.a. ''"watershed"''
References
{{Southern California major watersheds
Rivers of Los Angeles County, California
Tributaries of the Los Angeles River
Geography of the San Fernando Valley
Geography of Los Angeles
Santa Monica Mountains
Calabasas, California
Canoga Park, Los Angeles
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
Rivers of Southern California