General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Fresh water dam |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
| Location: |
Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 34° 32' 49.97" N 118° 30' 46.24" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 63.44 m |
Materials
| dam structure |
concrete
|
|---|
Chronology
| 12 March 1928 | Excessive leakage causes William Mulholland to inspect the dam who reports it to be perfectly safe. |
|---|---|
| 13 March 1928 | The dam gives way and the flood kills roughly 400 people. |
Notes
The dam failure was blamed on unstable rock foundations.
Participants
Design
- William Mulholland (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2019): From Fame to Failure: The St. Francis Dam (Part 1). In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 89, n. 7 (July 2019), pp. 40-43.
- (2019): From Fame to Failure: The St. Francis Dam (Part 2). In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 89, n. 8 (September 2019), pp. 42-45.
- (1978): Man-Made Disaster, The Story of St. Francis Dam. In: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, v. 15, n. 4 (September 1978), pp. 387-388.
- Report of the commission appointed to investigate the failure of the St. Francis dam. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 206, n. 2 (August 1928), pp. 254-255.
- (2007): Simulation of the St. Francis Dam-Break Flood. In: Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), v. 133, n. 11 (November 2007), pp. 1200-1212.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001408 - Published on:
31/03/2001 - Last updated on:
22/10/2023
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