Slide shows Aliso Creek Newer Concret Banks with natural stone embedded in the banks
Slide shows reservoir lake in North Orange County note the cars pull right to the surface
Slide shows “locks” / aqueduct which tunnels the water and measures flow
Fencing is eight feet high. During heavy rains drains pull tons of water and present a drowning danger
Older drainage entrance note concrete block wall is perhaps only 10 years old but leaks fluid from ground
Trash dumped in this drainage ditch will decompose slowly and end up either in the ocean or clogging somewhere down stream
View of man made lake in Orange/ Santa Ana
Water pooling Aliso Creek this is part of newer construction water ponding still
Drain covers could have had mesh to stop the trash from entering the water
Drain covers allow water to flow but keep out children for safety and animals such as coyotes who would hide and add bacterium
Drain flowing Aliso creek
Native bogmoss mayaca fluviatillis/ marlberry ardisisellliptia/ common reed phragmites australis are native and useful to birds and cleaning the water
I found this passion flower vine which is not native growing on the banks of the Aliso Creek non native plants can become invasive and dangerously take over however this one is rather pretty
In this deep bed of grasses were tiny white fringed orchids which are a lovely native habenaria blephariglotis
Man Made lake behind Kite Hill called Wood Canyon PArk
View Wood canyon lake upper
View of water treatment plant on aliso creek. See the round pits which turn the water and dry the solids in sunlight
Sewage water is bubbling in these pits with pulsing air
View of water treatment plant upper
Water tower santa ana in use
Ducks floating in the center cleaner flow
Aliso Creek
View of Aliso Creek below Ben Browns note the sewer lines as two white pipes in the center these are exposed to flooding
Aliso creek with natural granite and concrete sides
Aliso creek note the concrete at the top of the photo has seen erosion from below
Bridge of Pacific Coast Highway water from Aliso Creek entering the ocean
Water entered the ocean and foam from surf and creek water this area is often closed after rain due to high pollution in the ocean and sand
View of Aliso Creek going directly to sea
Being careful not to dump trash or even over fertilizing our lawns is an important reminder
Creek water in aqueduct north
Landfill is right next to creek and aqueduct North West of our county
Stagnant water full of mosquitoes and smells sign on Aliso Creek
Water full of mud sediment junk just below Ben Brown’s – steps from the ocean