Mulholland Dam
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The Mulholland Dam is a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dam located in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California, east of the Hollywood Freeway. Designed with a storage capacity of 7,90
A view of Hollywood Reservoir and the upstream side of Mulholland Dam
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Bear ornaments on downstream side of dam
St. Francis Dam
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The St. Francis Dam, or the San Francisquito Dam, was a concrete gravity-arch dam located in San Francisquito Canyon in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States, that was built between 1
Mulholland Dam
…in December 1924, the Mulholland Dam became the first curved concrete gravity dam designed and built by the Bureau of Water Works and Supply. The St. Francis Dam was also designed and built by the Bureau of Water Works and Supply, and because its design was an adaptation of the Mulholland Dam, it was nearly…
View of the dam looking north, with water in its reservoir, in February 1927
St. Francis Dam in early 1928
The approximate extent of the reservoir created by the dam
The same view of the "Tombstone" post-collapse. The west (left) abutment was entirely swept away. The inactive San Francisquito Fault is clearly visible, being located along the contact zone of schist and conglomerate.