Whittier Narrows Dam
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Whittier Narrows Dam is a large flood-control and water-conservation structure in Los Angeles County, California, that manages flows from the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo rivers.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control dam
ⓘ
water conservation structure ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject | Los Angeles County Drainage Area project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinType | multipurpose flood control basin ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1957 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Rio Hondo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Gabriel River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamTo | Los Angeles River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
protect downstream communities from flooding
ⓘ
regulate storm runoff ⓘ store water for groundwater recharge ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Whittier Narrows Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | concrete spillway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles County ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
San Gabriel Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Whittier Narrows Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Whittier Narrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Montebello, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pico Rivera, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemead, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearInfrastructure |
Interstate 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 605 NERFINISHED ⓘ State Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse |
Rio Hondo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Gabriel River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesFlowOf |
Rio Hondo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Gabriel River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
earth-fill
ⓘ
embankment ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Los Angeles County drainage system
ⓘ
Los Angeles County flood control system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
downstream communities along the Rio Hondo
ⓘ
downstream communities along the San Gabriel River ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ water conservation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Los Angeles County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Gabriel Valley communities ⓘ |
| riskClassification | high risk dam (USACE designation) ⓘ |
| separates |
Rio Hondo watershed
ⓘ
San Gabriel River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.