San Dimas Dam

San Dimas Dam is a concrete gravity dam in Los Angeles County, California, originally built by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District in 1922.[1] The dam controls flooding from San Dimas Creek, a major drainage of the San Gabriel Mountains. The dam is 145 feet (44 m) high and 265 feet (81 m) long,[2] with a storage capacity of 1,515 acre feet (1,869,000 m3) of water.[1]

As a flood control facility the reservoir is dry for most of the year, only storing water after significant winter storms. The regulation provided by the dam allows for the efficient diversion of floodwaters from San Dimas Wash to Puddingstone Reservoir, which protects the San Dimas area of the San Gabriel Valley.[3]

The dam is currently operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.

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References

  1. 1 2 http://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/56/757.html
  2. ↑ "Millions Now Available for Flood Control". Southwest Builder and Contractor 51: 24. 1918.
  3. ↑ Gordon Morris Bakken; Alexandra Kindell (24 February 2006). Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West. SAGE Publications. p. 678. ISBN 978-1-4522-6534-6.

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