Rio Hondo
The Rio Hondo is a tributary of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles County, California, approximately 16.4 miles long. As a named river, it begins in Irwindale and flows southwest to its confluence in South Gate, passing through several cities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Also known as: “Old San Gabriel River”, “Rio De San Gabriel”, “Rio Hondo De Asuza”, and “Zanja Onda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center and Lynwood High School.
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Hospital
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center is a rehabilitation hospital located in Downey, California, United States. Its name in Spanish means "Friends' Ranch".
Lynwood High School
School
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Lynwood High School is one of three high schools in Lynwood, California, United States. It is a part of the Lynwood Unified School District.
Vista High School
School
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Vista High School is one of the three high schools in Lynwood, California. Vista High is a continuation school and runs Pathway High School, an independent studies program.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lynwood and Cudahy.
Lynwood
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Lynwood is in the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles County, California. It is probably best known for being the hometown of "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Cudahy
Town
Cudahy is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Cudahy has one of the highest population densities of any incorporated city in the United States. Cudahy is situated 2 miles north of Rio Hondo.
Paramount
Town
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Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 53,733, down from 54,098 at the 2010 census. Paramount is situated 2½ miles south of Rio Hondo.
Rio Hondo
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Rio Hondo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريو هوندو (كاليفورنيا)”
- Asturian: “Ríu Hondo”
- Belarusian: “Рыа Хонда”
- Catalan: “Rio Hondo”
- Cebuano: “Rio Hondo”
- Dutch: “Rio Hondo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريو هوندو”
- German: “Rio Hondo”
- Portuguese: “Rio Hondo (Califórnia)”
- Portuguese: “Rio Hondo”
- Spanish: “río Hondo”
- Spanish: “Río Hondo”
- Ukrainian: “Ріо-Гондо”
- Venetian: “Rio Hondo”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hollydale Park and Los Amigos Golf Course.
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