Verdugo Wash is a 9.4-mile-long (15.1 km)[1] tributary of the Los Angeles River, in the Glendale area of Los Angeles County, California.
| Verdugo Wash | |
|---|---|
 Channelization work, 1936 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Glendale, California |
| • coordinates | 34°12′11″N 118°14′15″W / 34.203°N 118.2375°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Los Angeles River, California |
The stream begins just south of Interstate 210 in the Crescenta Valley. It flows southeast along the eastern edge of the Verdugo Mountains, then south through a pass between those mountains and the San Rafael Hills, and finally west to ultimately join the Los Angeles River just northeast of Griffith Park.[2] Its entire path is located within the city of Glendale. With the exception of the free-flowing stream inside the Verdugo Wash Debris Basin Dam, Verdugo Wash is entirely encased in a concrete flood control channel.
Verdugo Wash Visioning Project will create a 9.4-mile long (15.1 km) linear park and nature trail for walking and cycling with access to neighborhoods that make up a large core of Glendale including its businesses, entertainment venues, city centers and services.[3] Glendale's Verdugo Wash Visioning Project received $6 million in funding from Assembly member Laura Friedman in AB 179, the State Budget Act of 2022.[4]
Crossings
editFrom mouth to source (year built in parentheses):[5]
- Railroad: Union Pacific Coast Line
- San Fernando Road (1939)
- Concord Street (1940)
- North Kenilworth Avenue (1936)
- North Pacific Avenue (1981)
- North Central Avenue (1981)
- Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale
- North Brand Boulevard (1986)
- Road to Nestle Building
- North Louise Street (1990)
- North Jackson Street (1969)
- Geneva Street (1938)
- East Glenoaks Boulevard (1938)
- East Mountain Street (1936)
- Canada Boulevard (1933)
- Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School [Pedestrian Bridge]
- Wabasso Way (1938)
- Opechee Way (1940)
- Glorietta Avenue (1941)
- Glorietta Park [Pedestrian Bridge]
- Canada Boulevard (1933)
- Oakmont Country Club [6 Pedestrian Bridges]
- Verdugo Wash Debris Basin Dam
- Oakmont View Drive (1979)
- Shirlyjean Street (1953)
- Whiting Woods Road (1967)
- New York Avenue/Kadletz Road (1967)
- Crescenta Valley Park [Pedestrian Bridge]
- Boston Avenue (1957)
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 16, 2011
- ^ Mathews, Joe (July 21, 2024). "A doomed L.A. stormwater project tells all you need to know about the perversity of water rights in California". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Verdugo Wash". Verdugo Wash. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Assembly Member Laura Friedman Allocates $6 Million to Glendale's Verdugo Wash Visioning Project". City of Glendale, CA. November 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database". Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
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