Lower Retention Basin

Lower Retention Basin is a depression in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 1,129 feet. Lower Retention Basin is situated nearby to the area Achois Comihavit, as well as near the locality Hickson.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Convent and Providence Holy Cross Medical Center.

Convent

Photo: Geographer, CC BY 2.5.

The Convento Building, known for its iconic arched portico or colonnade, was built between 1808 and 1822 and is the only original building remaining at the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in the Mission Hills section of San Fernando Valley in California in the United States.

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Hospital

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in the Mission Hills district of Los Angeles, California, US. The hospital has 377 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services.

John F. Kennedy High School

School

Photo: Regret Tenenbaum, Public domain.

John F. Kennedy High School is a four-year public high school located in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. It is in District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mission Hills and Sylmar.

Mission Hills

Neighborhood

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Mission Hills is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Starting as the agricultural community of Hickson and later the residential neighborhood of Dennis Park, Mission Hills was named in the 1950's for the Spanish Mission San Fernando Rey de España. Mission Hills is situated 2 miles south of Lower Retention Basin.

Sylmar

Suburb

Photo: TKirby, CC BY 3.0.

Sylmar is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley and the northernmost neighborhood within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Sylmar is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lower Retention Basin.

San Fernando

Town

Photo: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Fernando is a general-law city in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is an enclave in the City of Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census the population of San Fernando was 23,946. San Fernando is situated 2½ miles east of Lower Retention Basin.

Lower Retention Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 1,129 feet
Category: landform
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.28472° or 34° 17′ 5″ north

Longitude

-118.4787° or 118° 28′ 43″ west

Elevation

1,129 feet (344 metres)

Open location code

85637GMC+VG

GeoNames ID

5369042

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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