Los Angeles River Connection

View from the River's Edge

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"Un Río Crecido" by Adriana; Ford Blvd. School, Richard Barragan, teacher.

"The Los Angeles River runs through the Downtown Area" by Maylen; Ford Blvd. School, Richard Barragan, teacher.

The River
By Elisa, LAUSD

My river was formed by rain falling from the sky. Also when the rain falls it falls into the river. Pushes sand from the mountains and it falls into the river. When it rains hard it falls on the mountain again but with more force. More sand comes down into the river and the river takes it into the ocean. When the river and ocean meet it pushes against each other. The water is still moving, but then the water starts to slow down.

When the river takes the sand and a little bit of rocks to the ocean it becomes an alluvial fan. The alluvial fans is made of sand, soil and rocks. The alluvial fans looks like a triangle shaped hill. It is found on the bottom of the mountains where the river slows down.

The rock, soil and sand is heavy. When the water slows down the weight of the sand, rock and soil will cause it to fall or deposit at the bottom of the mountain, this is what causes alluvial fans.

The delta is fine dirt and soil mixed together with water to make a thick mud. There is more mud than water. People have to take the mud out of the delta because if they don't the boats and ships cannot go through. They take the mud out of the delta with big tugboats. This helps the river to be cleared of the mud.

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	"Un Río Crecido" by Adriana; Ford Blvd. School, Richard Barragan, teacher.
	"The Los Angeles River runs through the Downtown Area" by Maylen; Ford Blvd. School, Richard Barragan, teacher.

	My river was formed by rain falling from the sky. Also when the rain falls it falls into the river. Pushes sand from the mountains and it falls into the river. When it rains hard it falls on the mountain again but with more force. More sand comes down into the river and the river takes it into the ocean. When the river and ocean meet it pushes against each other. The water is still moving, but then the water starts to slow down.
	When the river takes the sand and a little bit of rocks to the ocean it becomes an alluvial fan. The alluvial fans is made of sand, soil and rocks. The alluvial fans looks like a triangle shaped hill. It is found on the bottom of the mountains where the river slows down.
	The rock, soil and sand is heavy. When the water slows down the weight of the sand, rock and soil will cause it to fall or deposit at the bottom of the mountain, this is what causes alluvial fans.
	The delta is fine dirt and soil mixed together with water to make a thick mud. There is more mud than water. People have to take the mud out of the delta because if they don't the boats and ships cannot go through. They take the mud out of the delta with big tugboats. This helps the river to be cleared of the mud.