Oxford Basin

Oxford Basin is a 10.7-acre watershed and remediates it in part through the use of bioswales, low-flow storm drain diversions, native landscaping and a circulation berm.

Photo: Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Wetland
Description: wetland in Marina Del Rey, California, USA
Also known as: “Oxford Retention Basin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Venice Branch and Loyola Marymount University.

Venice Branch

Library

Photo: Nealmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Venice Branch is a library.

Loyola Marymount University

University

Photo: Mishigaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loyola Marymount University, formerly St. Vincent's College, is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the West Coast of the United States.

Santa Monica Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Santa Monica Airport is a general aviation airport largely in Santa Monica, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles area. It opened on April 15, 1923, making it one of the United States' oldest airports, and it has been one of the world's foremost general aviation airports.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venice and Marina del Rey.

Venice

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Venice, also sometimes referred to as Venice Beach, is a district of Los Angeles in Southern California. Its colorful Boardwalk is a great scene: free, fun, and funky, making the "short list" of things to do in Los Angeles.

Marina del Rey

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Marina del Rey is a community of 39,000 people on the West Side of Los Angeles that is best known as the world's largest man-made small craft harbor, capable of berthing 5,300 boats.