Josephine Axt

Army Corps of Engineers

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Chief of Planning for the Los Angeles District of the Army Corps of Engineers

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The Los Angeles River runs for 32 miles through the City of LA, in a concrete flood control channel that the Army Corps of Engineers started to build in the 1930's.

Restoring the LA River: Is the Latest Plan Big Enough?

The Los Angeles River runs for 32 miles through the City of LA, in a concrete flood control channel that the Army Corps of Engineers started to build in the 1930's.

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