Historically, the river has been dry for most of the year. Now, it flows continually, but most of the water in the channel is industrial and residential discharge.
There's been a lot written on improving the concrete, channelized, litter-strewn Los Angeles River. No doubt the river could use some improving, but there's also a lot of misplaced nostalgia.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/_760iVo7G1M/la-me-smith-river-20130816,0,7330702.story
There's been a lot written on improving the concrete, channelized, litter-strewn Los Angeles River. No doubt the river could use some improving, but there's also a lot of misplaced nostalgia.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/_760iVo7G1M/la-me-smith-river-20130816,0,7330702.story
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