tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450441540392234305.post1032218784308221103..comments2024-02-11T17:12:19.354-08:00Comments on History, Los Angeles County: Forget eathquakes; we're overdue for a floodVickey Kallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626852594829464240noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450441540392234305.post-36019776632054820662018-05-13T23:35:45.386-07:002018-05-13T23:35:45.386-07:00I have read that the floods of 1823 were so bad it...I have read that the floods of 1823 were so bad it changed the course of draining of what is now LA County. Used to be that water from the San Fernando Valley flowed past downtown and then into Balllona Creek and it flowed into the ocean at Playa del Rey. before this flood Ballona Creek drained most of the LA Basin. <br /><br />The flood altered the drainage system. After the flood the water from the valley and other waters carved a new channel and from that day to this, most of the water empties at San Pedro and we call it the LA River. Whats left still goes into Ballona Creek.<br /><br />Richard OrtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450441540392234305.post-73570447232469582792018-05-13T23:35:02.824-07:002018-05-13T23:35:02.824-07:00I have read that the floods of 1823 were so bad it...I have read that the floods of 1823 were so bad it changed the course of draining of what is now LA County. Used to be that water from the San Fernando Valley flowed past downtown and then into Balllona Creek and it flowed into the ocean at Playa del Rey. before this flood Ballona Creek drained most of the LA Basin. <br /><br />The flood altered the drainage system. After the flood the water from the valley and other waters carved a new channel and from that day to this, most of the water empties at San Pedro and we call it the LA River. Whats left still goes into Ballona Creek.<br /><br />Richard OrtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com