Dry Canyon Reservoir
Dry Canyon Creek
Dry Canyon Creek
Dry Canyon Reservoir is a small reservoir formed by an embankment dam on Dry Canyon Creek in the foothills of the Sierra Pelona Mountains of northern Los Angeles County, California, just north of the city of Santa Clarita. It was designed as a part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system.
History
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Constructed from 1910 to 1912, the 72,750 cu ft (2,060 m3) lake with a surface elevation of approximately 1,514 feet (461 m) above sea level regulated the flow of water from the irregular flow discharged from the power plants in San Francisquito Canyon. The incoming water from San Francisquito came from Tunnel 77 and the outgoing water went out Tunnel 78. Water from the lake was distributed via the Los Angeles Aqueduct to the northern portion of the Greater Los Angeles Area.[1][2]
Draining the Reservoir
Following damages incurred by the dam itself during the 1952 Kern County earthquake and growing concerns over its structural integrity, the reservoir was drained in 1966. Since the early 1970s, efforts had been made to refill the reservoir but these plans have since been abandoned due to high costs. In the decades that followed, the suburban communities of Santa Clarita had grown northward to fill the narrow valley just downstream. The course of Dry Canyon Creek south of the reservoir was then funneled down a concrete wash to prevent flooding of the surrounding communities.
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
- St. Francis Dam
- Bouquet Reservoir
- Castaic Lake
- Dry Canyon Formation
References
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- Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
- Castaic Union School District
- Newhall School District
- Saugus Union School District
- Sulphur Springs School District
- William S. Hart Union High School District
- Academy of the Canyons
- Canyon HS
- Castaic HS
- Golden Valley HS
- Hart HS
- Saugus HS
- Valencia HS
- West Ranch HS
- Foothill League
- Beale's Cut
- Castaic Junction
- Castaic Lake
- Central Park
- Gibbon Conservation Center
- Golden Oak Ranch
- Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
- Mentryville
- Newhall Pass
- Pitchess Detention Center
- Placerita Canyon State Park
- Pioneer Oil Refinery
- Santa Clarita Woodlands Park
- Saugus Speedway
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Valencia Country Club
- Valencia Town Center
- Vasquez Rocks
- William S. Hart Ranch and Museum
- KHTS (AM)
- The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
- City of Santa Clarita Transit
Metrolink: Antelope Valley Line
- Stations: Newhall
- Santa Clarita
- Via Princessa
- Vista Canyon
- Lang Southern Pacific Station (historic)