Alamitos Bay

Alamitos Bay
Alamitos Bay, 2015
Alamitos Bay
LocationLong Beach, California
Coordinates33°44′59″N 118°07′05″W / 33.74972°N 118.11806°W / 33.74972; -118.11806
Part ofPacific Ocean
Primary inflowsLos Cerritos Channel
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean

Alamitos Bay is an inlet of east San Pedro Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States, between the cities of Long Beach in Los Angeles County and Seal Beach in Orange County, at the outlet of the San Gabriel River. It is near Los Angeles.

The bay is named for the Spanish word for 'little poplars'.

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