Los Angeles flood of 1938
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The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was one of the largest floods in the history of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties in southern California. The flood was caused by two Pacific st
The Los Angeles River overflowing its banks near Griffith Park
This well constructed section of the Los Angeles River channel was one of the few sections of riverbank that withstood the 1938 flood.
Damage to the concrete channel at Tujunga Wash
Receding floodwaters downstream of Barham Blvd.
Los Angeles River
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The Los Angeles River, historically known as Paayme Paxaayt 'West River' by the Tongva and the Río Porciúncula 'Porciúncula River' by the Spanish, is a major river in Los Angeles County, California. I
Los Angeles flood of 1938
…February-March 1938 and generated almost one year's worth of precipitation in just a few days. Between 113–115 people were killed by the flooding. The Los Angeles, San Gabriel, and Santa Ana Rivers burst their banks, inundating much of the coastal plain, the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, and the Inland…
L.A. River from Fletcher Drive Bridge
The Arroyo Calabasas (left) and Bell Creek (right) join to form the Los Angeles River
LA River near downtown LA during drought in 2014
Receiving the Tujunga Wash (right) in Studio City.