Ballona Lagoon
Tidal wetland in Southern California, US
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The Ballona Lagoon is a soft-bottomed channel and 16-acre (65,000 m2) tidal marsh in the Marina Peninsula neighborhood of Los Angeles that feeds the Venice Canals with water from the Pacific Ocean via a tide gate.
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Ballona Creek
Urbanized river in Los Angeles, California, United States
0.8 mi away
USC Information Sciences Institute
Research institute of the University of Southern California
1.2 mi away
Los Angeles Motordrome
Racetrack and airfield (1910-1913)
1.2 mi away
Venice Canal Historic District
Historic district in California, United States
0.9 mi away
Oxford Basin
Body of water in California, US
0.9 mi away
Port Ballona, California
19th century planned harbor of Santa Monica Bay
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