Hansen Dam
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Hansen Dam is a dam built for flood control in the northeastern San Fernando Valley, in the Lake View Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin
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Aerial view of the Hansen Dam and Hansen Dam Golf Course (2022).
Looking east along the axis of the dam, section of the spillway structure showing the cut-off wall between the spillway and the earth embankment
Looking on the south side of the spillway structure and channel
Los Angeles flood of 1938
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The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was one of the largest floods in the history of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties in southern California. The flood was caused by two Pacific st
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…follows a slight curve that creates a natural barrier by connecting the hills at either end of the dam. It is southeast of the city of San Fernando. The Los Angeles Flood of 1938, which included significant flooding along the Tujunga Wash and at its confluence with the Los Angeles River, resulted in increased support to dam and…
The Los Angeles River overflowing its banks near Griffith Park
This well constructed section of the Los Angeles River channel was one of the few sections of riverbank that withstood the 1938 flood.
Damage to the concrete channel at Tujunga Wash
Receding floodwaters downstream of Barham Blvd.