The St. Francis Dam Disaster Revisited

The St. Francis Dam Disaster Revisited
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Book Synopsis The St. Francis Dam Disaster Revisited by : Doyce Blackman Nunis

Download or read book The St. Francis Dam Disaster Revisited written by Doyce Blackman Nunis and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The St. Francis Dam was built in San Francisquito Canyon to provide additional storage for the Los Angeles - Owens River Aqueduct. On the night of 12/13 March 1928, it failed catastrophically, killing about 450 people in the San Francisquito and Santa Clara River valleys.


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