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The St. Francis Dam Disaster Revisited

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

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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