Urban Waterways and Pollution

Pictures of urban waterways like Ballona Creek, showing drought and pollution effects on local ecosystems.

Los Angeles River near WIllow Street, Long Beach, California, USA

Ballona Creek, Los Angeles. Ballona Creek is a nine-mile long flood protection channel that drains the Los Angeles basin. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Ballona Creek, Los Angeles. Ballona Creek is a nine-mile long flood protection channel that drains the Los Angeles basin. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA

San Ysidro, California, The polluted Tijuana River as it enters the United States from Mexico. The yellow line in the foreground is the boundary between the United States and Mexico.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-6. Hurricane Katrina

USA, California, Drought Spotlight 3 Route 66 Expedition, El Monte, South Monrovia, Rio Hondo River in cement channel (Large format sizes available)

Los Angeles River near WIllow Street, Long Beach, California, USA

The Arroya Seco meets the Los Angeles River at The Confluence, Stop on Folar's tour of the LA River, Los Angeles, California, USA

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-377-32. Hurricane Katrina

Los Angeles River garbage boom. Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over

Cleaning the Los Angeles River, USA. FoLAR's (Friends of the Los Angeles River) tour of the LA River, Under the 6th St Bridge, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Los Angeles River, Long Beach, California, USA

Aftermath - Plaquemines, Louisiana - 26-HK-44-18. Plaquemines Nov 10--debris near concrete structure on stilts2. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- Railroad cars are scattered throughout flood waters and mud as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

The beginning of the Los Angeles River at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arryo Calabasas in Canoga Park. San Fernado Valley, Los Angeles Coutny, California, USA

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-285. flooded road in commercial area, time stamped 3 115pm. Hurricane Katrina

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Plastic bags and other debris catch onto railing of bike path after a big rain storm that raised the river water along Ballona Creek. Ballona Creek is a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin.

Los Angeles River with waterfowl. Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA

Trash alongs banks of Los Angeles River, Long Beach, California, USA

ESU New Orleans - 26-HK-137-12. Hurricane Katrina

Los Angeles River, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - 26-HK-383-25. Hurricane Katrina

Bell Creek just before the beginning of the Los Angeles River at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arryo Calabasas in Canoga Park. San Fernado Valley, Los Angeles Coutny, California, USA

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-388-10. Hurricane Katrina

USA, California, Drought Spotlight 3 Route 66 Expedition, El Monte, South Monrovia, Rio Hondo River in cement channel (Large format sizes available)

Flooding - Pembina, N. D. , April 20, 2009 Flood waters covers fields and highway median in Pembina County. Many areas of North Dakota were covered with flood water, weeks after the storms and floods occurred in March. Eliud Echevarria/ FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

San Ysidro, California, The polluted Tijuana River as it enters the United States from Mexico. The yellow line on the far bank is the boundary between the two countries.

Aftermath - Parishes - 26-HK-42-54. 9th Ward Damage--flooded street near industrial area2--by Andrea Booher-FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

Ballona Creek Bicycle path, Culver City, Los Angeles, California

Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - 26-HK-383-23. Hurricane Katrina

Dominguez Channel, a 15.7 mile stream that drains the Dominguez Watershed, going from its headwaters in Hawthorne and it emptying into the East Basin of the Port of Los Angeles. Carson, California, USA

Damaged concrete mats used as revetments for erosion control on Mississippi river Damaged concrete revetment mats exposed by extreme low water conditions on Mississippi river in October 2023 Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxHeapx 20923141

Bike path along Los Angeles River, Bell, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Los Angeles River showing normal flow and water levels and higher water levels during rainstorm. Glendale Narrow, Los Angeles, California, USA

ESU New Orleans - 26-HK-137-31. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-34. Hurricane Katrina

Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - 26-HK-383-12. Hurricane Katrina

Storm Drain. Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-29. Hurricane Katrina

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ESU New Orleans - 26-HK-137-14. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans - 26-HK-199-23. Hurricane Katrina

Italy - Emilia Romagna Region - Parma Stream

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Folsom Dam Overlook and surrounding area, Folsom, California, for tours, meetings with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other personnel on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project

Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA

Valencia, 10/19/2018. Temporary in Valencia. Photo: Rober Solsona Archdc.

Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, Miss., November 3, 2005 -- The repairs to U.S. Highway 90 in Biloxi are nearly complete. Hurricane Katrina damaged Highway 90 in numerous locations.

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-318. flooding under highway overpasses. Hurricane Katrina

High water in the Samara region The flooded base of the road bridge in Samara during the flood of 2024 Samara Samara region Russia Copyright: xSvetlanaxVozmilovax Vozmilova4781

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 - Trains are thrown off of their tracks as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Hochwasser Hochwasser Copyright: xZoonar.com/BIRGITxSEIFERTx 21178528

The 6th Street Bridge over the LA River as it rises dramatically when a big rainstorm brings much needed water to the Los Angeles area on December 2, 2014. Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-23. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-86. Search and Rescue Ninth Ward. Hurricane Katrina

USA, California. No Water No Life, California Drought Expedition 4, Santa Maria, dry irrigation canal along S Blosser Road

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- A local resident walks down the highway near the Superdome which was used as a shelter during Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Swimming pool and American Flag with debris in front of house heavily hit by Hurricane Ivan in Pensacola Florida

Saturday, June 22, 2013. Portions of Memorial Drive, a major road paralleling the Bow River, are still under water and remain closed as floodwaters recede in central Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The road was flooded after heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks and led to declaration of a state of emergency, mandatory evacuation orders for the downtown core and many residential areas, power outages and property damage.

Saturday, June 22, 2013. The bike path at Centre Street Bridge underwater as floodwaters recede the day after peak flows in central Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Heavy rains caused severe flooding and led to declaration of a state of emergency, mandatory evacuation orders for the downtown core and many residential areas, power outages and property damage.

Jet d'eau in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-73. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

The 1200-acre Inglewood Oil Field located in the Baldwin Hills area is the largest urban oil field in the United States and is surrounded by over 300 homes in the communities of Culver City, Baldwin Hills, Inglewood and Los Angeles. Plains Exploration and Production Co.(PXP), the owner and operator of the oil field, has recently begun the controversial practive of Fracking.

Flooding In St Louis.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Jet d'eau in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

Rockaway, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2012 A boardwalk is destroyed by the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Plaquemines and St. Bernard - 26-HK-218-6. Hurricane Katrina

Biodiversity in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-160. Hurricane Katrina

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Cleaning the Los Angeles River, USA. FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River) tour of the LA River, Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA.

ESAT of the ADAGES association. Work Assistance Establishment and Services. Disabled workers during green space maintenance workshops. Clearing and maintenance work on the fitness trail in the town of Perol on the edge of the Thau pond

Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.

Ballona Lagoon, Los Angeles, California.

Geotextile against the growth of vegetation near a railroad

A ragweed plant grows along the Washington Beltway in DC.

NA, USA, Tennessee, Memphis, Mud Island Park, Fountains and River Map

Jenny Price leads FoLAR's (Friends of the Los Angeles River) tour of the LA River, Under the 6th St Bridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Power lines and train tracks with interstate highways in background, all in wetlands at the edge of the National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Automobiles; Buildings, facilities and structures; City environments; Environmental quality; Habitat conservation; Habitat fragmentation; Human impacts; Industries; Public access; Roads; Trains; Transportation; Wetlands; Wildlife r. Location: Pennsylvania. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM. Collection: Environmental Sciences.. 1998 - 2011.

Cleaning the Los Angeles River, USA. FoLAR's (Friends of the Los Angeles River) tour of the LA River, Under the 6th St Bridge, Los Angeles, California, USA.

USA, California, Drought Spotlight 3 Route 66 Expedition, Irwindale, concrete channel and culvert for Little Dalton Wash, tributary to San Gabriel River from Lark Ellen Avenue (Large format sizes available)

Office of the Administrator - Los Angeles, California , Environmental Protection Agency

Art project along the Glendale Narrow Riverwalk includes repesentation of the 51 mile route of the Los Angeles River. The Glendale Narrows Riverwalk opened on December 12, 2012 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Phase I of the Riverwalk project includes two small parks, an equestrian facility, a public art project and a half a mile recreational trail along the Los Angeles River. Glendale, California, USA

San Gabriel Spreading Grounds, Water Replenishment District - WRD, Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County

Chaoyang Canal

FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles.

Network of cleansing in construction Kunming Yunnan China

Mitigation.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bäume am Ufer des Flusses Main stehen im Hochwasser an der Weseler Werft in Frankfurt bei orange leuchtendem Abend- oder Morgenhimmel Bäume am Ufer des Flusses Main stehen im Hochwasser an der Weseler Werft in Frankfurt bei orange leuchtendem Abend- oder Morgenhimmel LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/FrankxWagnerx 23158942

Flooding - Valley City, N. D. , April 14, 2009 The Sheyenne River is held back by a clay dike as it runs through the city. The river is expected to crest Thursday at a historical level of 22 feet 3 feet over the past record. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Retro look Vintage looking Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 5799593

Tac Team Atlanta MARTA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Canal at the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta, Georgia, viewed during visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the community for tours and ceremony marking designation of six Georgia locales as Preserve America sites

Barcelona, 01/23/2020. State of the Barceloneta beach after the Gloria storm. Photo: Inés Baucells. ARCHDC.

Rhine near Duesseldorf, extreme low water, Rhine level at 84 cm, after the long drought the left bank of the Rhine falls, near Duesseldorf Oberkassel dry, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Jersey City, N.J., Dec. 5, 2012 The Liberty State Park managers and the FEMA Public Assistance Task Force tour the park facilities and assess the damages. The mission of FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program is to provide assistance to State, Tribal and local governments, and certain types of Private Nonprofit organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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