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After the flood of 1914 and the creation of the Los
Angeles Flood Control District in 1915, the District launched a flood control and water conservation program. The program initiated the construction of 14 dams throughout Los Angeles County, one of which was the San Dimas Dam. Although the dam was
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The San Dimas Dam is located in Los
Angeles County, California within the Angeles National Forest. The dam is 130.9 feet (39.9 m) high and 339.8 feet (103.6 m) long, with a storage capacity of 1,515 acre feet (1,869,000 m) of water. The dam is surrounded by the San Gabriel Mountains and has an
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The dam is a concrete gravity dam and is 130.9 feet (39.9 m) high and 339.8 feet (103.6 m) long, with a storage capacity of 1,515 acre feet (1,869,000 m) of water. The dam controls flooding from San Dimas Creek, a major San
Gabriel Mountains drainage and tributary of the
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257:. As a flood control facility the San Dimas Reservoir is dry for most of the year, only storing water after significant winter storms. The regulation provided by the dam allows for the efficient diversion of floodwaters from San Dimas Wash to
282:. In 1984, the planning and operational activities of the dam were transferred from the Flood Control District to the Department of Public Works in an operational agreement. According to the
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incoming flow from the San Dimas Creek. The dam controls flooding from San Dimas Creek, a major San
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