Whittier Narrows

Whittier Narrows
Aerial view of Whittier Narrows Dam from downstream looking upstream through the gap.
Elevation183 ft (56 m)[1]
Traversed by I-605, SR 19
LocationNorth of Whittier, California
RangePuente Hills / Montebello Hills
Coordinates34°01′45″N 118°02′58″W / 34.02917°N 118.04944°W / 34.02917; -118.04944[1]

The Whittier Narrows is a narrows or water gap in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States, between the Puente Hills to the east[2] and the Montebello Hills to the west.[3] The gap is located at the southern boundary of the San Gabriel Valley,[4] through which the Rio Hondo[5] and the San Gabriel River flow to enter the Los Angeles Basin. The Narrows is located near the convergence of Interstate 605 (the San Gabriel River Freeway) and California State Route 60 (the Pomona Freeway).

  1. ^ a b "Delaware Water Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
  2. ^ "Puente Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Montebello Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "San Gabriel Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Rio Hondo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.