Whittier Narrows Dam

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Whittier Narrows Dam Sign
Whittier Narrows Dam Sign
View North of Whittier Narrows Dam
View North of Whittier Narrows Dam

Whittier Narrows Dam is a dam on the San Gabriel River in Montebello, California. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, it is a 56-foot (17 m) tall earth dam. Construction of the dam was completed in 1957. Its reservoir has a capacity of 67,060 acre-feet (82,720,000 m³).

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