This is not Centinela Creek, and has never been connected in any way to Centinela Springs.  It is an Open Channel storm drain for the Ladera Heights, Inglewood, Culver City and eastern Westchester areas.

Centinela Creek proper flowed into the Mesmer and Howard Hughes areas and continued to Playa del Rey as per County of Los Angeles map Clerk Series B CSB0104.  And CSB0903 "Centinela Creek From Pacific Electric Railway to Culver Boulevard" Sept 6th, 1927.  Centinela Creek as per City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering Documents la000006063 and la000006065 Plan D-1589.

See also LA Department of Public Works Sheet Map 23E.
