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Summary

Significance: The dam was built as part of a flood control and water conservation program in Los Angeles County to protect the growing community and provide water as the demand increased. Construction of the dam was funded by the 1924 Bond Issue.

Survey number: HAER CA-287

Building/structure dates: 1930-1931 Initial Construction

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Date

1931 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Hodgkinson, N B
Huber, Walter LeRoy
Harrison, K J
L. E. Dixon Company
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Miller, Monticello, photographer
Lee, Clint, historian
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Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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