Rivers Lake

Rivers Lake is the colloquial name[1][2] of a man-made lake located in Inglewood, California. It is part of the Hollywood Park entertainment complex which includes SoFi Stadium. The lake is located just south of the stadium itself.

Rivers Lake
Rivers Lake is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Rivers Lake
Rivers Lake
Location in Los Angeles County
Rivers Lake is located in California
Rivers Lake
Rivers Lake
Location in California
LocationEast Lake Park Avenue, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California
Coordinates33.9503°N 118.3391°W / 33.9503; -118.3391
Typeartificial lake

Purpose

Rivers Lake was designed to be used for Rainwater Harvesting. At 15 feet deep and holding close to 11 million gallons of water, the 6 acre lake captures 70-80% of the rainwater in the entire complex. This reclaimed water amounts to 26 million gallons annually used to water the entirety of the greenery throughout the stadium park and its surrounding streetscapes.[1] In addition to its use in sustainable water usage, Rivers Lake also features multiple waterfalls and is designed to be an aesthetic addition to the plaza it borders.[3]

Naming

Though the lake originally did not have an official name, members of the Los Angeles Chargers subreddit started a grassroots movement to name the lake, Rivers Lake, in honor of long-time Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers.[4][5] Since the original post on August 21, 2021, the Rivers Lake name has been used in media [1][6][7][8] and recognized by Google Maps to identify the man-made lake.[9]

Incidents

On July 6, 2022, a man's body was found in Rivers Lake after the man had wandered into the center of the lake. The body was recovered by the Los Angeles Police Department dive team, assisting Inglewood Police Department.[10]

2028 Summer Olympics

The area around the lake will host archery during the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.[11]

References
  1. Hickman, Matt (9 February 2022). "Studio MLA debuts a sprawling, lake-anchored landscape at SoFi Stadium". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. Hill, Michael (12 February 2022). "NBC Olympics anchor heads to L.A. ahead of 'Super Gold Sunday'". Newscast Studio. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. Devine, Jackson (30 July 2021). "Lake at new SoFi Stadium captures and reuses recycled water". Cronkite News. Arizona PBS. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. Kenneth Arthur (24 August 2021). "Waters run deep at Rivers Lake". TurfShowTimes. SBNation.
  5. u/Bolt4Life (21 August 2021). "Get on it Bolts fans. Twitter grass roots movement!". Reddit. r/chargers. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. Deveney, Blaise (11 February 2022). "Minecraft Super Bowl Build Perfectly Replicates SoFi Stadium". Screen Rant. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. Renck, Troy (2 January 2022). "COVID-compromised Broncos aim to snap two-game skid vs. Chargers". The Denver Channel. ABC 7 Denver. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. "Authorities searching lake outside of SoFi Stadium after reports of body in the water". CBS. CBS Los Angeles. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. "Rivers Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. FOX 11 Digital Team (6 July 2022). "Man's body pulled from lake at SoFi Stadium". FOX 11. FOX.
  11. "Stage 3 Candidature Questionnaire" (PDF). LA2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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