Whittier Narrows Dam

Whittier Narrows Dam

Whittier Narrows Dam is a dam on the San Gabriel River in Montebello, California. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, it is a 17 m (56 ft) tall earth dam. Construction of the dam was completed in 1957. Its reservoir has a capacity of 82,720 km³ (67,060 acre-feet).

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Whittier Narrows

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* [http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/resreg/htdocs/wnrh.html Army Corps of Engineers - Whittier Narrows Dam]


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