BALDWIN HILLS - CA00000-209

Dam Name: BALDWIN HILLS
State: CA
Downstream Hazard Potential:
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 12/14/1963
Incident Driver: Seepage/Internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1: Piping
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Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDCA00000-209
Incident Description
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)5
Number of People Evacuated16500
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Additional Remarks or UpdatesDestroyed 65 houses; miles of streets, waterpipes, sewers & gas lines, damaged hundreds of houses & apartments. Water supply for Los Angeles. 232’ high, 650’ long dam. Impoundment: 20 acres, 70’ deep
Fatalities: 5 - Advance warning enabled evac of approx 16,500; 27 injured
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Dam TypeRE
Primary Purpose(s)
EAP
Dam Height232 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberCA00000
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Latitude0
Longitude0
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