- Sierra Madre Dam
The Sierra Madre Dam is on L Santa Anita Creek in
Los Angeles County, California , south ofAngeles National Forest . It is used for fish and wildlife protection, flood control, and improved navigation purposes. Construction was completed in 1928. Its normal surface area is 1 acre. It is owned byLos Angeles County Department of Public Works .Its height is convert|69|ft|m with a length of convert|200|ft|m. Normal storage is 51 acre feet. It drains an area of convert|0.77|mi2|km2. [ [http://findlakes.com/sierra_madre_california~ca00197.htm Sierra Madre ] ]
The
dam has a hole drilled into the bottom of it with a diameter of four feet, with a steel cage covering it for water release. Access to the dam is restricted by both a vehicular gate and chain link fence from the Sierra Madre Canyon entrance. Hikers can typically go behind the dam (illegally), where they are greeted by a rope climb up to a convert|20|ft|m|sing=on water fall. The west face of the canyon isgunite d, prevented mudslides from filling in the canyon below.Variant (nonofficial) names for Sierra Madre Dam: Sierra Madre 32-013 Dam. [ [http://california.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,249438,n,Sierra%20Madre%20Dam.cfm Sierra Madre Dam (in Los Angeles County, CA) ] ]
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