St. Francis Dam Site

USA / California / Santa Clarita /

ruins, dam, disaster site

Constructed in 1926, and failed in 1928, the St. Francis Dam, formerly located here, killed between 400 to 500 people as floodwaters tore through San Francesquito canyon, the Santa Clarita valley, Fillmore, Santa Paula, and Ventura.

Pieces of the old dam can clearly be seen in this imagery here, and further downstream.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilO_Bv7pW0

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Dam_Disaster

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Coordinates: 34°32'51"N 118°30'47"W

Reservoir for the St. Francis Dam (Approximate Location) 1.4 km
Castaic Lake 8.1 km
Hidden Lake Neighborhood 12 km
Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center (Sheriff's Wayside County Jail) 12 km
Elderberry Forebay 12 km
Five Mile Grade 13 km
Castaic, California 13 km
Valencia 15 km
Val Verde, California 18 km
Los Angeles County, California 37 km

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Reservoir for the St. Francis Dam (Approximate Location) Castaic Lake Hidden Lake Neighborhood Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center (Sheriff's Wayside County Jail) Elderberry Forebay Five Mile Grade Castaic, California Valencia Val Verde, California Los Angeles County, California