Whittier Narrows Dam
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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 17 m (56 ft) tall earth dam. Construction of the dam was completed in 1957. Its reservoir has a capacity of 82,720 kmĀ³ (67,060 acre-feet).