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As far as they were concerned, he was taking their river
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Flood in the Desert

As far as they were concerned,he was taking their river, leaving farms and townsto wither...

As far as they were concerned,
he was taking their river, leaving farms and towns
to wither on the vine

Full Transcript

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As far as they were concerned, he was taking their river,
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leaving farms and towns to wither on the vine.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:02
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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Movie Summary

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 ...
They had been kept in the dark about the aqueduct - Flood in the Desert 00:10
They had been kept in the dark about the aqueduct
The Owens Valley was a rural, high-desert community - Flood in the Desert 00:11
The Owens Valley was a rural, high-desert community
Their fortunes were tied to the Owens River. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Their fortunes were tied to the Owens River.
The water wasn't stolen, - Flood in the Desert 00:09
The water wasn't stolen,
They certainly didn't tell them that their plan really - Flood in the Desert 00:06
They certainly didn't tell them that their plan really
The anger in the Owens Valley - Flood in the Desert 00:15
The anger in the Owens Valley
To think that you could bring that water - Flood in the Desert 00:08
To think that you could bring that water
On that November day in 1913, - Flood in the Desert 00:15
On that November day in 1913,
Shortly after 1:00 p.m., - Flood in the Desert 00:09
Shortly after 1:00 p.m.,
They had brought tin cups to dip - Flood in the Desert 00:09
They had brought tin cups to dip
"Take it." - Flood in the Desert 00:05
"Take it."
It made Los Angeles - Flood in the Desert 00:08
It made Los Angeles
The aqueduct teaches Los Angeles that - Flood in the Desert 00:08
The aqueduct teaches Los Angeles that
Suburbs are springing up all over, - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Suburbs are springing up all over,
There's racial segregation in law and in practice. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
There's racial segregation in law and in practice.
So, it's not a alchemy - Flood in the Desert 00:08
So, it's not a alchemy
But the mythic qualities of it are palpable. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
But the mythic qualities of it are palpable.
But as Los Angeles boomed, - Flood in the Desert 00:08
But as Los Angeles boomed,
By the time the population blew past the one million mark - Flood in the Desert 00:12
By the time the population blew past the one million mark
Just think about it: they were looking out 50 years, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Just think about it: they were looking out 50 years,