The San Gabriel River is a mostly-urban waterway flowing 58 miles southward through Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, in the United States. It is the central of three major rivers draining
San Gabriel River from Peck Road Bridge between South El Monte and Industry, California
The San Gabriel River (right of the I-605 here) changes from dirt to concrete channel in Downey, near the Rio San Gabriel Park (right center)
East Fork at the famed "Bridge to Nowhere"
Morris Reservoir is the lower of two major reservoirs in San Gabriel Canyon
Battle of Río San Gabriel
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The Battle of Río San Gabriel was fought on 8 January 1847 during the California campaign of the Mexican–American War. It took place at a ford of the San Gabriel River, at what are today parts of the
San Gabriel River (California)
…Americans were able to take Los Angeles on January 10, and the Mexicans surrendered California three days later. This campaign is now remembered as the Battle of Rio San Gabriel. Although it was rumored for many years that Native Americans and Spanish explorers had discovered gold in the San Gabriel Canyon long before California…
Painting by James Walker (19th c.)
Depiction by William H. Meyers
The American encampment near the San Gabriel River.
Río San Gabriel battlefield memorial in Montebello