Bull Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed March 16, 2011

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of the

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in the

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. The creek rises in Bull Canyon on Oat Mountain. After leaving its canyon, it is encased in a

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flood control channel, wherein it runs south from Granada Hills though North Hills,

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(including its airport), and Lake Balboa. South of Victory Boulevard, the river reverts to a free-flowing stream and joins the

inside the

Sepulveda Dam The Sepulveda Dam is a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to withhold winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River. Completed in 1941, at a cost of $6,650,561 (), it is located south of center in the San Fernando Valley, appro ...

Recreation Area. Since 2009 this section has been restored under a federally funded ecosystem restoration project, in part to protect the important riparian habitat. In 1971, on the morning of the Sylmar earthquake, residents of Granada Hills, Northridge, North Hills, and Van Nuys who were living between Balboa Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway were evacuated after the Lower Van Norman Dam nearly broke. However, a great flood down the banks of Bull Creek was averted. In 1991, the truck chase scenes from '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' were filmed in Bull Creek, starting at the Hayvenhurst Avenue/Plummer Street crossing.

Crossings and tributaries

From mouth to source (year built in parentheses): *Road in Lake Balboa Park * Metro G Line *Bicycle path * Victory Boulevard (1955) *Haynes Street edestrian Bridge*Vanowen Street (1954) *Sherman Way (1954) *Saticoy Street (1954) *Stagg Street (1955) *Road in

Van Nuys Airport : ''For the United States Air Force use of the airport (1942–1990), see Van Nuys Air National Guard Base'' Van Nuys Airport is a public airport in the Van Nuys neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles. The airport is operated by Los Angeles ...

*Taxiway in Van Nuys Airport *Roscoe Boulevard (1955) *Railroad:

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Coast Line *Parthenia Street (1955) *Nordhoff Street (1955) *Hayvenhurst Avenue & Plummer Street (1974) *Granada Channel enters *Lassen Street (1973) *Mayall Street edestrian Bridge*Devonshire Street (1956) *Chatsworth Street (1956) *Celtic Street (1976) *Bull Creek Canyon Channel Bridge carrying State Route 118 (Ronald Reagan Freeway) - twin bridges (original 1978, rebuilt 1994 after the

Northridge earthquake The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a moment 6.7 (), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 4:30:55 a.m. PST in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The quake had a duration of approximatel ...

) *San Fernando Mission Road (1962) * John F. Kennedy High School *Simonds Street (1978) *Rinaldi Street & Woodley Avenue (1962) *Stranwood Avenue

References

External links

{{commons category, Bull Creek (Los Angeles)
SepulvedaBasinWildlife.org - Bull Creek
Rivers of Los Angeles County, California Tributaries of the Los Angeles River Geography of the San Fernando Valley Santa Susana Mountains Granada Hills, Los Angeles Mission Hills, Los Angeles Van Nuys, Los Angeles Rivers of Southern California