Morris dam
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 10 '28 " N , 117 ° 52' 50" W | ||||
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| Construction time: | 1932 to 1934 | ||||
| Height above valley floor: | 74.6 m | ||||
| Building volume: | 393,000 m³ | ||||
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| Total storage space : | 39.8 million m³ | ||||
The dam Morris ( English Morris Dam ) is located in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County , USA . It dams the San Gabriel River . The San Gabriel dam is about 4 km upstream . The city of San Dimas is about three kilometers south.
The dam is operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works . Today it is mainly used for water protection.
history
The dam was built from 1932 to 1934 by the city of Pasadena to provide drinking water. It was inaugurated on May 26, 1934 by former President Hoover .
The dam was later sold to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), which passed the dam on to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District in 1995 . It is named after Samuel B. Morris , the then chief engineer of the Water Department in Pasadena.
Barrier structure
The barrier is a concrete gravity dam with a height of 74.6 m (245 feet ) above the original river bed. The volume of the structure is 393,000 m³ (514,000 cubic yards ). The flood relief is on the right side of the river.
Reservoir
When fully blocked , the reservoir holds 39.8 million m³ (52.1 million cubic yards) of water. The sediment deposits in the reservoir have already been removed several times by dredging.
The reservoir served from 1943 to 1993 as a test area for the US Navy , which carried out torpedo tests there.
See also
Web links
- Morris Dam, Los Angeles County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ↑ DAMS & RESERVOIRS. dpw.lacounty.gov, accessed June 22, 2016 (English).
- ↑ a b c SECTION 7 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESERVOIRS ALONG THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER. (PDF 9.5 MB pp. 71–76) dpw.lacounty.gov, accessed on June 27, 2016 (English).
- ↑ a b DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MORRIS DAM FOR THE CITY OF PASADENA. www.jstor.org, accessed June 27, 2016 (English).
- ↑ a b Torpedo Test Site Launched New Arms Era. Los Angeles Times , March 27, 2003, accessed June 27, 2016 .
- ^ Canyon Facilities. dpw.lacounty.gov, accessed June 27, 2016 .