- Sepulveda Dam
Located in
Los Angeles, California , the Sepulveda Dam is a project of theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers , built in1941 to control winterflood waters along theLos Angeles River . It is located approximately 8 miles east of the river's official starting point in theSan Fernando Valley .Behind the dam, the
Sepulveda Basin is home to several large recreation areas andpark s, a model-aircraft field, Japanese gardens, a wildlife refuge, a water reclamation plant and an armory.Filming location
Due to its
neomodern look and proximity toHollywood, California and Burbank, the dam is a popular filming location for movies, television and advertisements:
* "24"
* "Entourage"
* "Gattaca "
* "Escape from New York ", representing the prison perimeter.
* "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ", in the end credits.
* "S1m0ne "
* "The Italian Job"
*They Might Be Giants ' music video for "".
*Switchfoot music video for Stars
* "Knight Rider "
* "The Biggest Loser "
* "Air Patrol", during the climax of this 1962 film.
* "Profiler" (TV series)"
* "Grease", during the race scene.
* "Fear Factor " has also performed some stunts here.
* The music video for R.E.M:s song "Drive" was shot here during August 1992.
*Audioslave music video for Cochise
* In the filmThe Core , the space shuttle Endeavour must land in the spillway after receiving faulty GPS data.External links
* [http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/resreg/htdocs/spda.html Sepulveda Dam Data]
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