Cogswell Reservoir
It forms Cogswell Reservoir, which has a capacity of 8,969 acre-feet (11,063,000 m).
The dam serves mainly for flood control in conjunction with San Gabriel Dam and Morris Dam downstream. San Gabriel Dam lies 13 miles (21 km) downstream.
Construction
Bonds for the dam's construction were issued in 1924. Construction began in March 1932 and was completed in April 1934, at a total cost of US$3,127,762.
The rock-fill dam, built by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, is 585 feet (178 m) long, 266 feet (81 m) tall (measured from the stream bed), 18 feet (5.5 m) wide at the top, and contains 1,044,945 cubic yards (798,918 m) of material. Its crest is 2,412 feet (735 m) above sea level and 27 feet (8.2 m) above the certified water storage elevation.
The dam rests on crystalline granite bedrock. The buttress is 750 feet (230 m) thick at the base, and the height from foundation to crest is 285 feet (87 m). There are concrete cutoff walls and a concrete facing slab on the dam's upstream side.
See also
References
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- ^ "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (A-G)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ "Cogswell Dam" (PDF). Dpwftp.cp.la.ca.us. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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