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The Los Angeles river tunnels are a water drainage system connected to the Los Angeles River. When water gets too high in the river, whether due to rainstorms or floods, the water is diverted through the tunnel system in the concrete walls of the man-made river and drained out to various points throughout the city to prevent flooding of the river and nearby areas. There are various access points to the tunnel system along the course of the L.A. River that can be found throughout the Warehouse District of Downtown, Los Angeles and the Boyle Heights area.
In L.A. Noire[]
The Los Angeles river tunnels are a location in L.A. Noire, primarily featured in the final case of the game, "A Different Kind of War." It is the location of the game's final shootout, in which the D.A.'s Investigator Jack Kelso and LAPD Detective Cole Phelps engage in a gun battle with an army of crooked cops in pursuit of the insane former U.S. Marine, Ira Hogeboom, who has taken shelter in the tunnel system with Elsa Lichtmann as his hostage. A map of the tunnel system is found in Ira's home.
Amidst the preceding chase toward and ensuing battle within the sewers, a heavy rainstorm begins to fill the tunnel system to it's maximum capacity, during which the water begins to surge in places and overfill the tunnels. Ultimately, the surging water causes the death of Phelps after he boosts Kelso and Elsa to safety through an access grate above, but they are unable to pull him up in time.
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