The St. Francis Dam Disaster Revisited
Author | : Doyce Blackman Nunis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105110943623 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
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.