Bull Creek (Los Angeles County)
River in the United States
About
Bull Creek is a 9.6-mile-long (15.4 km) tributary of the Los Angeles River in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California.
The creek rises in Bull Canyon on Oat Mountain. After leaving its canyon, it is encased in a concrete flood control channel, wherein it runs south from Granada Hills though North Hills, Van Nuys (including its airport), and Lake Balboa. South of Victory Boulevard, the river reverts to a free-flowing stream and joins the Los Angeles River inside the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area. Since 2009 this section has been restored under a federally funded ecosystem restoration project, in part to protect the important riparian habitat.
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Rancho Los Encinos
Historic land grant rancho in San Fernando Valley, California
1.4 mi away
Encino Hot Springs
Thermal springs
1.4 mi away
Los Encinos State Historic Park
State park in Los Angeles County
1.3 mi away
Encino Oak Tree
Historic site in Los Angeles, California
1.4 mi away
Woodley Park (Los Angeles)
Notable place
1.1 mi away
1977 Encino helicopter crash
Helicopter crash killing Francis Gary Powers
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