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English: St. Francis Dam Flood March 12-13, 1928, Los Angeles County, California. Taken from the same location as photo sht00664, showing the remains of the dam and reservoir floor. The dam failed at 11:58:30 p.m. Monday March 12, 1928. The left (west) abutment of the dam was entirely swept away and the inactive San Francisquito Fault is clearly visible, being located along the contact zone of schist and conglomerate.
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Source http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/show_picture.cgi?ID=ID.%20Stearns,%20H.T.%20665
Author Stearns, H.T. USGS

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