Dominguez Channel
| Dominguez Channel | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| County | Southern Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Local drainage system |
| • location | Hawthorne |
| Mouth | San Pedro Bay, Pacific Ocean |
• location | Wilmington at East Basin, Port of Los Angeles |
| Basin size | Dominguez Watershed 133 sq mi (340 km2) |
Dominguez Channel (Spanish: Canal de Domínguez) is a 15.7-mile-long (25.3 km) stream in southern Los Angeles County, California, in the center of the Dominguez Watershed of 133 square miles (340 km2).
The watershed area is 96 percent developed and largely residential. Subsurface storm drain tributaries and open flood control channels flow into the channel. The channel originally was named after a racial slur but was changed to Laguna de Los Dominguez in 1938.