Big Tujunga Canyon Creek
From its headwaters high in the.
Big tujunga canyon creek. Lytle creek trout fishing 04 11 2015 duration. Although the western san gabriels see little water during summer this particular waterfall still runs a pretty trickle in the driest months. Big tujunga dam is a 244 foot 74 m high concrete arch dam in los angeles county california spanning big tujunga canyon northeast of sunland in the foothills of the san gabriel mountains completed in 1931 it provides flood control and groundwater recharge for the san fernando valley. Upper big tujunga creek has been a playground for hikers fishermen campers and others for decades.
However in drought years the creek can cease flow and force outdoor lovers elsewhere. Big tujunga to colby canyon is a 15 2 mile out and back trail located near mount wilson california that features a waterfall and is rated as difficult. After that mill creek intersects with big tujunga so we stayed on the right to head towards the narrows bridge. View detailed information and reviews for 11950 big tujunga canyon rd in tujunga california and get driving directions with road conditions and live traffic updates along the way.
Big tujunga creek is a major stream in los angeles county in the u s. Its reservoir is called big tujunga reservoir and collects runoff from a watershed of 82 square miles. Down upper big tujunga canyon. Sunland is situated 1 mile southeast of big tujunga canyon.
Big tujunga creek fishing 2015 ei entertainment studios. 11950 big tujunga canyon rd directions location tagline value text sponsored topics. Big tujunga creek is a major stream in los angeles county in the u s. We checked out some wrecked cars and ruins of a concrete gauging station.
Sunland tujunga is a neighborhood in the san fernando valley region of the city of los angeles located by the foothills of the san gabriel mountains in the crescenta valley. Style type text css font face font. Doncram cc by sa 3 0. The trail is primarily used for hiking and mountain biking and is best used from september until may.
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. Cars thrown off from the highway. Once at the creek we veered right and headed upstream.