Compton Creek

Compton Creek
Data
Water code	US :  240838
location	Los Angeles County , California (USA)
River system	Los Angeles River
Drain over	Los Angeles River  → Pacific
source	in Los Angeles 33 ° 56 ′ 19 ″  N , 118 ° 16 ′ 25 ″  W.
muzzle	north of Long Beach in the Los Angeles River Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′ 31 ″  N , 118 ° 12 ′ 14 ″  W 33 ° 50 ′ 31 ″  N , 118 ° 12 ′ 14 ″  W
length	14 km
Catchment area	109 km²

The Compton Creek is a major tributary of the Los Angeles River . It has a length of 14 km and drains 109 km² of land. Its source is on South Main Street between 107th and 108th Streets in Los Angeles . Then it flows through the western Watts , Willowbrook , Compton , Rancho Dominguez and Carson . In the north of Long Beach the river finally flows into the Los Angeles River, which shortly after flows into the Pacific . Most of the time it flows in a concrete canal. Only 3.3% of the river is not built on. There are parks and agricultural areas at these locations. The Compton Creek is very dirty. It is contaminated with copper , lead and coli bacteria .

Web links

• Compton Creek on the University of California Cooperative Extension web site.