Mill Creek (Los Angeles County, California)

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Mill Creek
Country United States
State California
Source San Gabriel Mountains
 - location Angeles National Forest
 - elevation 5,171 ft (1,576 m)
 - coordinates 34°23′49″N118°05′13″W / 34.39694°N 118.08694°W / 34.39694; -118.08694   [1]
Mouth Big Tujunga Creek
 - location Near Hidden Springs
 - elevation 2,661 ft (811 m)
 - coordinates 34°18′33″N118°08′35″W / 34.30917°N 118.14306°W / 34.30917; -118.14306 Coordinates: 34°18′33″N118°08′35″W / 34.30917°N 118.14306°W / 34.30917; -118.14306   [1]
Length 8 mi (13 km) [1]
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Location of Mill Creek in California

Mill Creek is a mountain stream in the Angeles National Forest of Los Angeles County, California, and a major tributary of Big Tujunga Creek. It flows in a southwesterly direction for about 8 miles (13 km) [1] from near Mill Creek Summit [2] in the San Gabriel Mountains to join Big Tujunga Creek near the village of Hidden Springs. The Mill Creek valley provides a major part of the route of Angeles Forest Highway (County Road N3). Mill Creek Summit, 4,910 feet (1,500 m), is the highest point along the road.

Angeles National Forest

The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the U.S. Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, primarily within Los Angeles County in southern California. The ANF manages a majority of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

Los Angeles County, California County in California, United States

Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of the U.S. state of California, is the most populous county in the United States, with more than 10 million inhabitants as of 2017. As such, it is the largest non–state level government entity in the United States. Its population is larger than that of 41 individual U.S. states. It is the third-largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a Nominal GDP of over $700 billion—larger than the GDPs of Belgium, Norway, and Taiwan. It has 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas and, at 4,083 square miles (10,570 km2), it is larger than the combined areas of Delaware and Rhode Island. The county is home to more than one-quarter of California residents and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U.S. Its county seat, Los Angeles, is also California's most populous city and the nation's second largest city with about 4 million people.

Big Tujunga Creek river in the United States of America

Big Tujunga Creek is a major stream in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. From its headwaters high in the San Gabriel Mountains, it flows generally southwest for 28.8 miles (46.3 km), joining Little Tujunga Creek to form the Tujunga Wash near Pacoima. The stream is sometimes considered as one with the Tujunga Wash, which is the continuation of Big Tujunga to the Los Angeles River, bringing the total length to more than 40 miles (64 km).

The named tributaries of Mill Creek, from upstream to downstream, are Monte Cristo Creek, Middle Fork Mill Creek, and North Fork Mill Creek. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  2. "Mill Creek Summit Picnic Site". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  3. USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper. Retrieved 2016-12-05.