Oxford Basin (also known as Oxford Lagoon or Marina Sanctuary) is a 10.7-acre (43,000 m2) constructed wetland and wildlife conservation area in the northwest corner of Marina del Rey, California, located between Washington Boulevard and Admiralty Way.[1][2]
The basin is a remnant of the historic Ballona Valley ecosystem and one of the last remaining intertidal mud flat habitats in Los Angeles County.[3][4]
Oxford Basin collects urban runoff from a 600-acre (2.4 km2) watershed and remediates it in part through the use of bioswales, low-flow storm drain diversions, native landscaping and a circulation berm.[5] Other inputs to the lagoon are groundwater and tidal inflows from Marina del Rey Harbor.[6]
Oxford Basin is ringed by a 0.7 mi (1.1 km) nature walk loop that runs parallel to the Coastal Bike Trail on the Oxford Avenue side. Observation decks offer opportunities for wildlife viewing; the lagoon is host to between 50 and 100 species of birds.[7][8] The Basin is “currently favored” for wading bird roosting and nesting because it “does not have significant human-bird conflicts.”[9]
^Moran, Julio. "Turn Flood Basin Into Wetland, Environmental Group Asks" Los Angeles Times, Apr 30, 1989, pp. 2.
^"County Opens Refuge for Migratory Birds: Conservation Area by Marina May Help Bring Back Near-Extinct Species". Los Angeles Times. 1963-03-24. pp. CS1.
^Fiesler, Emile; Drake, Tracy (2016-04-27). "Macro-invertebrate Biodiversity of a Coastal Prairie with Vernal Pool Habitat". Biodiversity Data Journal. 4 (4): e6732. doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e6732. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 4867691. PMID 27226744.
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^"Oxford Basin Project Documents" (PDF). California Coastal Commission. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^"Oxford Basin |". pw.lacounty.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^Cooper, Daniel S.; Hamilton, Robert A. (2010-11-17). "Birds and Wildlife of Oxford Basin". County of Los Angeles – via ResearchGate.com.
^"Oxford Lagoon, Los Angeles County, CA, US - eBird Hotspot". ebird.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^"Important Bird Areas: Ballona Wetlands (Ballona Valley)". Audubon Society. 2016-09-12. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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