Bouquet Canyon is an unincorporated area located in Los Angeles County, California.
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Bouquet Canyon is one of many canyons branching from the Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles County, whose streams feed the Santa Clara River. The canyon's main stream, Bouquet Creek, begins in the Sierra Pelona Mountains, near Leona Valley. Bouquet Reservoir, formed by the earthen Bouquet Dam is situated along the creek, and forms part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system. The two-lane Bouquet Canyon Road follows the stream from Leona Valley to the city of Santa Clarita, where it becomes a major thoroughfare.
The name "Bouquet" is believed to be a corruption of the Spanish word "Buque" (ship) given by a herdsman and former sailor who settled in the area in the 1840s. [1]