The Los Angeles River, historically known as the Porciúncula River, is a major river in Los Angeles County, California.
Before channelization, the LA River Basin was a dynamic system of floodplains and wetlands and the LA River would often shift around after major flooding events.
In the first half of the 20th century, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the LA County Flood Control District channelized and lined the LA River in an effort to protect people and property from flooding, in response to devastating floods in the 1930s. Recent efforts (since 2016) have aimed to restore the river’s ecosystem while maintaining existing levels of flood risk management.
One-quarter of LA city’s residents live within a mile of the river
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