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Official website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... Just before midnight on March 12, 1928, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, one of the biggest dams in the country blew apart, releasing...
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- American Experience | PBS
Flood in the Desert: Directed by Rob Rapley. With Andre Braugher. Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the 2nd deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Rob Rapley
- 2022-05-03
Aug 22, 2023 · Ten thousand people lived downstream. Flood in the Desert tells the story of the St. Francis Dam disaster, which not only destroyed hundreds of lives and millions of dollars’ worth of property;...
May 3, 2022 · Flood in the Desert. Season 34 Episode 3 | 52m 45s | |. My List. Watch Preview. Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering...
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Flood in the Desert. PBS. Documentary. 2022. The 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse and the flood that claimed the lives of more than 400 people. Movie. Trailer. 7.5. Follow.
Full TV Schedule. About the Show. Explore the 1928 St Francis Dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California's history. An engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct. Ⓢ.
Jul 18, 2023 · FLOOD IN THE DESERT tells the story of the St. Francis Dam disaster, which not only destroyed hundreds of lives and millions of dollars’ worth of property; it also washed away the reputation of William Mulholland, the father of modern Los Angeles, and jeopardized larger plans to transform the West.
