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LA Secures Prop O Funding to Rehabilitate Echo Park Lake

The lake at 751 Echo Park Avenue in Los Angeles received multiple rounds of public funding for water quality and infrastructure work.

By The Daily Los Angeles · Published July 24, 2026

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Echo Park Lake is located at 751 Echo Park Avenue or 1632 Bellevue Avenue in Los Angeles and remains open daily from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. with free admission.

A $45 million two-year rehabilitation project funded by Proposition O drained and relined the lake to convert it into a stormwater treatment facility and restore water quality according to the reports.

The lake had been listed as an impaired water body in 2006 due to algae and pollutants prompting the city to allocate $64.7 million total for cleanup and revitalization.

The fully restored lake reopened to the public on June 15 2013 following removal of contaminated sediments restoration of lotus beds and installation of a new boardwalk and wetlands.

In May 2021 the lake briefly reopened after a two-month closure for $1.1 million in repairs that included clearing of homeless encampments along with added security cameras and landscape upgrades.

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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