Rio Hondo (California)
| Rio Hondo | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Santa Anita Creek |
| • location | Irwindale, San Gabriel Valley |
| • coordinates | 34°05′51″N 118°01′16″W / 34.09750°N 118.02111°W |
| • elevation | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Mouth | Los Angeles River |
• location | South Gate |
• coordinates | 33°55′56″N 118°10′30″W / 33.93222°N 118.17500°W |
• elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Length | 16.4 mi (26.4 km) |
| Basin size | 143 sq mi (370 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | below Whittier Narrows Dam |
| • average | 165 cu ft/s (4.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 38,800 cu ft/s (1,100 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Santa Anita Creek, Arcadia Wash, Eaton Wash, Alhambra Wash |
The Rio Hondo (Spanish: Río Hondo, meaning "Deep River") is a tributary of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles County, California, approximately 16.4 miles (26.4 km) long. As a named river, it begins in Irwindale and flows southwest to its confluence in South Gate, passing through several cities (though not the city of Los Angeles). Above Irwindale, its main stem is known as Santa Anita Creek, which extends to another 10 miles (16 km) northwards into the San Gabriel Mountains where the source, or headwaters, of the river are found.