Aliso Creek (Los Angeles County)
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.
| Aliso Canyon Wash Aliso Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth in California | |
| 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 |
| • elevation | 2,600 ft (790 m) |
| Mouth | Los Angeles River |
• location | Reseda |
• coordinates | 34°11′24″N 118°32′30″W |
• elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km), North-south |
| Basin size | 21 sq mi (54 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3 cu ft/s (0.085 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Los Angeles River |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Wilbur Canyon Wash, Limekiln Wash |
It has a watershed of 21 square miles (54 km2). 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.
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