allona Creek emerges
from underground Los Angeles in a concrete box. As it flows toward the ocean,
the sides become banked, and near the ocean the bottom becomes natural.
There are pleasant curves, greenery, and shore birds.
Gentle curves near Overland Ave.
Spring flowers
near the ocean
Pelicans (L) and egrets (R) are among the seabirds found along Ballona Creek
Symbolic
urn drips water into the creek at the Culver City Transportation Center
on Duquesne Ave., the only building that faces the creek
A whimbrel
Murals along
the
wayside
Problems which need to be solved...
Left: A net
across the creek about a mile from the ocean captures most floating
trash, but it is removed during heavy storms because of the volume
and force of the water surging down the creek.
Below: Large items such
as this bicycle are often dumped into Ballona Creek
Left:
Heavy algae growth due to runoff from lawn fertilizer, agricultural
products and other chemicals
Graffiti along the bikepath and in the channel
Left:
Who knows what noxious substance this pipe discharged?
allona Creek emerges
from underground Los Angeles in a concrete box. As it flows toward the ocean,
the sides become banked, and near the ocean the bottom becomes natural.
There are pleasant curves, greenery, and shore birds. 
