Compton Creek

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

Compton Creek
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, and it is in desperate need of salvation. 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]

Interstate 710 Long Beach Freeway (1953) East Del Amo Boulevard (1954) South Santa Fe Avenue (1950) East Compton Creek enters Railroad South Hanson Street (1937) State Route 91 Artesia Feeway (1974) East Artesia Boulevard (1956) Parking lot South Auto Drive - twin bridges (1980) Metro Blue Line West Gulliver Boulevard (1963) West Caldwell Street [Pedestrian Bridge] South Oleander Avenue (1938) West Alondra Boulevard (1938) West Compton Boulevard (1938) North Wilmington Avenue (1938) West Poplar Street [Pedestrian Bridge]

West Rosecrans Avenue (1938) North Parmelee Avenue/North Slater Avenue [Pedestrian Bridge] West El Segundo Boulevard (1948) West Billy Bergen Boulevard (1997) East 120th Street (1953) East 118th Street (1984) East Erik Uri Crossing (1994) 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 Lanzit Avenue (1953) Railroad Clovis Avenue (1999) McKinley Avenue (1952) Avalon Boulevard & East 108th Street (1950) South San Pedro Street (1952) Merges with the Los Angeles River

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Compton Creek
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Compton Creek Watershed Management". Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council. http://lasgrwc2.org/programsandprojects/llarc.aspx?search=comptoncreek. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
3. ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database". http://www.nationalbridges.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 

External links

• Selected maps from the Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
  • Compton Creek Watershed Topography
  • Soils in the Compton Creek Watershed
  • Zipcodes in the Compton Creek Watershed
  • Maintenance Jurisdictions in Compton Creek
  • Dominguez and Compton Creek Watersheds
  • Brownfields in the Compton Creek Partial Watershed
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• KCET Departures on Compton Creek interview with Alex Kenefick on Compton Creek