Editing Los Angeles River (section)

==Points of interest==
[[Sepulveda Basin]] is a flood-control basin to manage floodwater runoff. Except for infrequent but dramatic flood episodes, this dry-land flood control basin, most of which is leased from the Corps by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, plays host to diverse uses today including athletic fields, agriculture, golf courses, a fishing lake, parklands, a sewage treatment facility, and a wildlife reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laparks.org/dos/horticulture/sepulvedabasin.htm|title=Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve|work=City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks|access-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120010927/http://www.laparks.org/dos/horticulture/sepulvedabasin.htm|archive-date=November 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:RiverfrontParkLARiver.jpg|thumb|Bike path gate at Riverfront Park]]
The [[Los Angeles River bicycle path]] runs through the [[Glendale Narrows]] and is accessible to the public at its north end at Riverside Drive, at Los Feliz Boulevard, and at its south end at Glendale Boulevard, Fletcher Drive and at Egret Park in Elysian Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zJWecMMoVNe8.kwLd_XBnOB84&hl=en_US|title=Bicycling – Glendale Narrows / Elysian Valley Bike Path |work=google.com |access-date=October 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/fieldguides/lariver/biking/bicycling---glendale-narrows-elysian-valley-bike-path.html|title=Glendale Narrow and Elysian Valley Path|work=KCET|date=March 24, 2011 |access-date=October 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017045857/http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/fieldguides/lariver/biking/bicycling---glendale-narrows-elysian-valley-bike-path.html|archive-date=October 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The bike path runs parallel to the 5 freeway for the majority of its length and has mile markers and call boxes for information and safety purposes.

[[Rio de Los Angeles State Park]] is north of downtown [[Los Angeles]] in the neighborhood of [[Cypress Park]] on the east bank of the river. The {{convert|247|acre|km2|adj=on}} park includes restored [[wetland]]s featuring native plants as well as recreational activities.<ref>Bustillo, Miguel (August 14, 2003) [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-aug-14-me-parks14-story.html "Accord Brings Soccer Fields to Urban Park"]  ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>

The river's southern stretch forms the heart of an industrial corridor, stretching nearly unbroken from [[Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California|Lincoln Heights]] to [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]. In this area, the busy [[Long Beach Freeway]] ([[Interstate 710 (California)|I-710]]) and several high-voltage power lines run within a few hundred feet of the riverbed. Several [[rail yard]]s are located along the river's banks in this stretch, as well.<ref>Rail yards along the lower Los Angeles River:
* Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility<br>{{Coord|34.0880035539306|-118.22728895946204|display=inline|name=Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility}}
* Metro Gold Line Shops & Yard<br>{{Coord|34.07642059163571|-118.22660539187798|display=inline|name=Metro Gold Line Shops & Yard}}
* Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Facility<br>{{Coord|34.0602962980645|-118.22077100407486|display=inline|name=Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Facility}}
* Metrolink Keller Street Yard<br>{{Coord|34.05422528320008|-118.22868888888159|display=inline|name=Metrolink Keller Street Yard}}
* Metrolink Division 20 Maintenance Yard<br>{{Coord|34.04340578299253|-118.23098291129095|display=inline|name=Metrolink}}
* Amtrak 8th Street Yard<br>{{Coord|34.02270174173927|-118.2253063923642|display=inline|name=Amtrak 8th Street Yard}}
* BNSF LA Intermodal Terminal<br>{{Coord|34.00979184340907|-118.19708599736272|display=inline|name=BNSF LA Intermodal Terminal}}
* Long Beach Container Terminal Pier F Yard<br>{{Coord|33.75934553362887|-118.20690273211869|display=inline|name=}}</ref>
Just outside the industrial corridor lie some of the most densely populated cities in the state of California, such as the cities of [[Bell, California|Bell]], [[Bell Gardens, California|Bell Gardens]], [[Cudahy, California|Cudahy]], [[Maywood, California|Maywood]] and [[South Gate, California|South Gate]]; most of these cities are in the river's flood plain and experienced significant flooding prior to [[River engineering#Channelization|channelization]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}}

===River parks===
List of parks, trails and bike paths adjacent to the L.A. River and tributaries:
* [[Glendale Narrows Elysian Valley Bike Path]]
* [[North Valleyheart Riverwalk]]
* [[Griffith Park]]
* [[Arroyo Seco Bike Path]] and [[Kenneth Newell Bikeway]]
* [[LARIO]]
* [[Tujunga Wash Greenway]]
* [[Browns Creek Bike Path]]
* [[Whittier Narrows Recreation Area]]
* [[Rio Hondo Bike Path]]
* [[Hahamongna Watershed Park]]
* [[Cudahy River Park]]<ref name="luskin">{{cite book|
last1= Pasillas |first1= Andrew |last2 = Tran |first2               = Jimmy |last3 = Robertson |first3 = Cameron |editor-last1         = Jessup |editor-first1 = Kelsey
 |editor-last2  = Callahan
 |editor-first2 = Colleen
 |editor-last3 = Burstein
 |editor-first3 = Mara Elana
| editor-last4 = DeShazo
 |editor-first4 = J.R.
 |title  = Creating a Complete Los Angeles Greenway for All: Stories and Guidance
 |url                  = https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Creating_a_Complete_LA_River_Greenway_for_All.pdf
 |publisher = UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
 |publication-date     = 2016-09-01
 }}</ref>
* [[Marsh Park]]<ref name="luskin" />
* [[Sunnynook River]]<ref name="luskin" />
* [[Maywood Riverfront Park]]<ref name="luskin" />
* [[Zev Yaroslavsky L.A. River Greenway Trail]]<ref name="luskin" />
* [[Los Angeles Riverfront Park and Pathway]]<ref name="luskin" />
* [[Los Angeles River Center and Gardens]]
{{incomplete list|date=August 2022}}