The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was one of the largest floods in the history of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties in southern California. The...

a series of devastating floods in the early 20th century. Before the opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the river was the primary source of fresh water...

The Los Angeles County flood of 2005 was the first large flood in Los Angeles County since 1938. It affected communities near the Los Angeles River and...

restoration Riparian-zone restoration Urban runoff Flood Control Act of 1941 Los Angeles flood of 1938 The Colorado Street Bridge over the Arroyo, with...

connecting Los Angeles to the outside world experienced washed out bridges and flooded lines, isolating the city. Mail service after the flood was conducted...

timeline of the city of Los Angeles, California in the United States of America. 8,000 BCE – Chumash and Tongva Tribes inhabited the Los Angeles Basin for...

Following the Los Angeles Flood of 1938, concrete banks were created as a flood control measure for nearly all the length of the river, making it essentially...

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This is a list consisting of the deadliest floods worldwide, with a minimum of 60 deaths. The only floods listed are ones that caused 10 or more fatalities...

many of these channels is Los Angeles, as they became mandatory with the passage of the Flood Control Act of 1941 passed in the wake of the Los Angeles Flood...

Burns. Originally scheduled for March 3, 1938, the ceremony was postponed due to the Los Angeles flood of 1938. This was the last year for two Oscars categories:...

Illinois. This flood left close to one million people homeless, 385 dead, and $50,000,000 worth of damage. The Los Angeles flood of 1938 occurred from...

– The storm of December 1937 was a high-elevation event in the northeast corner of the state. February–March 1938 – Flood in Los Angeles was caused by...

was the costliest global disaster last year, insurance report shows". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2019. Emily Holland (November 28, 2018)...

2, 1938, in the Los Angeles Pet Cemetery. However, due to the Los Angeles Flood of 1938, Jiggs was laid to rest on March 4. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)...

Long Beach". The Los Angeles Times. December 2, 1913. p. 13. Retrieved June 1, 2024. Darack, Ed (March 2015). "The Final Flight of Extortion 17". Smithsonian...

tallest dams in the United States Los Angeles Flood of 1938 "Seven Oaks Dam". County of San Bernardino Department of Public Works. Retrieved 2012-03-24...

hold its first two All-Star Games in Los Angeles following the 1938 and 1939 seasons. In 1946, the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference...

Hansen Dam is a flood control dam in the northeastern San Fernando Valley, in the Lake View Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The dam was...

Morris Papers" (PDF). Online Archive of California. Retrieved 2011-07-06. "Los Angeles Basin's 1938 Catastrophic Flood Event". Suburban Emergency Management...

Construction of mandatory storm drains and flood control channels throughout the city of Los Angeles in the wake of the Los Angeles Flood of 1938. Water Resources...

The climate of Los Angeles is mild to hot year-round, and mostly dry. It is classified as borderline Mediterranean and semi-arid. The city is characterized...

travels between the valleys of Deep Creek and the West Fork Mojave River. Cedar Springs Dam/Silverwood Lake Los Angeles Flood of 1938 Mojave Narrows Park "Mojave...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the second most successful franchise in the National League, the third-most successful, and the second-most wealthy in Major...

Curtis Charles Flood Sr. (January 18, 1938 – January 20, 1997) was an American professional baseball player and activist. He was a center fielder who...

Anaheim Morning Bulletin begins publication. 1938 – Los Angeles flood of 1938. 1941 – Prado Dam built in vicinity of Anaheim. 1944 – Yorba Orange Growers Association...

by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withhold winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River. Completed in 1941, at a cost of $6,650,561 (equivalent...

second-feet, although it did come close to on 2 March 1938 (the peak of the Los Angeles Flood of 1938). The creek was originally a natural stream that flowed...

Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles Sunland-Tujunga /təˈhʌŋɡə/ is a Los Angeles city neighborhood within the Crescenta Valley and Verdugo Mountains. Sunland...

affluent residents of Los Angeles, with a swimming pool, casino, and a dance pavilion. The Los Angeles flood of 1938 destroyed most of the human-made structures...