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Pacoima Dam

Dam on Pacoima Reservoir, Pacoima Wash in Angeles NF near San Fernando, CA

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Pacoima Dam is a concrete arch dam on Pacoima Creek in the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California. The reservoir which it creates, Pacoima Reservoir, has a capacity of 3,777 acre⋅ft (4,659,000 m3)Built by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, which became part of the Department of Public Works, it was completed in 1928. At the time, the 371 foot (113m) high dam was the tallest arch dam in the U.S.The dam is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Sylmar, above the San Fernando Valley.

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