Ballona Lagoon

Ballona Lagoon
Ballona Lagoon
Ballona Lagoon
Location in Los Angeles
Coordinates33°58′18″N 118°27′32″W / 33.9718°N 118.4589°W / 33.9718; -118.4589
TypeTidal marsh
Primary inflowsMarina Del Rey
Primary outflowsGrand Canal

The Ballona Lagoon is a soft-bottomed channel and 16-acre (65,000 m2) tidal marsh in the Marina Peninsula neighborhood of Los Angeles that feeds the Venice Canals with water from the Pacific Ocean via a tide gate.