| DPW Dams and Reservoirs |
Current
Uses |
Construction
Completed |
Drainage
Area
(sq.mi) |
Original
Capacity
(acre-ft) |
Spillway
Elv
(ft) |
Location |
| Big Dalton Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
August 1929 |
4.5 |
1053 |
1706 |
4 miles northeast of Glendora |
| Big Tujunga Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
July 1931 |
82.3 |
6240 |
2290 |
10 miles northeast of Sunland |
| Cogswell Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
April 1934 |
39.2 |
12298 |
2385 |
22 miles north of Azusa |
| Devil's Gate Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
June 1920 |
31.9 |
4601 |
1054 |
Arroyo Seco, northwest of Pasadena |
| Eaton Wash Dam |
Flood control and debris storage |
February 1937 |
12.4 |
956 |
887 |
Eaton Wash, northeast of Pasadena |
| Live Oak Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
November 1922 |
2.3 |
250 |
1496 |
25 miles northeast of La Verne |
| Morris Dam |
Water conservation |
1935 |
217.0 |
39300 |
1152 |
5 miles north of Azusa |
| Pacoima Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
February 1929 |
28.2 |
6060 |
1950 |
4 miles northeast of San Fernando |
| Puddingstone Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
January 1928 |
33.1 |
17398 |
970 |
1 mile south of San Dimas |
| Puddingstone Diversion |
Flood control and diversion of flow |
July 1928 |
3.7 |
148 |
1152 |
2 miles northeast of San Dimas |
| San Dimas Dam |
Flood control and diversion of flow |
September1922 |
16.2 |
1496 |
1462 |
3 miles northeast of San Dimas |
| San Gabriel Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
July 1939 |
202.7 |
53344 |
1453 |
7.5 miles north of Azusa |
| Santa Anita Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
March 1927 |
10.8 |
1376 |
1316 |
2.5 miles north of Arcadia |
| Sawpit Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
June 1927 |
3.2 |
476 |
1360 |
2 miles north of Monrovia |
| Thompson Creek Dam |
Flood control and water conservation |
March 1928 |
3.5 |
812 |
1634 |
3 miles north of Clarement |
FC
WC
DC
R |
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Flood Control
Water Conservation
Debris Control
Recreation
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