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| 1996-1997 Hydrologic Report |
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RESERVOIRS
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Following the damaging flood of 1914 and creation of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District in 1915, a program of flood control and water conservation was initiated by the District. Part of this program included the construction of 15 dams which were completed between 1920 and 1939. These dams continued to be operated and maintained by the Department to control flood waters during storm periods. The Department makes post storm releases, when feasible, in amounts that can be conserved in downstream spreading grounds and by channel percolation. In addition, five Corps of Engineers' dams, Lopez, Hansen, Santa Fe, Sepulveda, and Whittier Narrows Dams, are operated by the Corps in conjunction with the Department dams to achieve flood control and/or water conservation.
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| The Department's 15 dams and reservoirs' locations are shown on the map. Data on the yearly reservoir operation summaries for each reservoir are provided by selecting from the index on the left. Data for these facilities can be obtained by contacting the custodian of hydrologic records.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Water Resources Division
P.O. Box 1460
Alhambra, CA 91802-1460
...or telephone: (626) 458-6120
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