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Flood in the Desert

20 p.m., the structure finallybegan to give way

At around 11:20 p.m., the structure finally
began to give way

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At around 11:20 p.m.,
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the structure finally began to give way.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:31
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 ...
A huge crack opened up on its upstream side. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
A huge crack opened up on its upstream side.
This is where that extra height - Flood in the Desert 00:07
This is where that extra height
It's kind of like, you know, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
It's kind of like, you know,
This dam did not have the capacity - Flood in the Desert 00:11
This dam did not have the capacity
The dam was actually tilting one half of a degree. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
The dam was actually tilting one half of a degree.
Already the St. Francis Dam was fractured by cracks, - Flood in the Desert 00:09
Already the St. Francis Dam was fractured by cracks,
Then another defect - Flood in the Desert 00:08
Then another defect
What about water that seeps under the base - Flood in the Desert 00:13
What about water that seeps under the base
Like most modern dams, - Flood in the Desert 00:13
Like most modern dams,
The wings of the dam were beginning to slip away. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
The wings of the dam were beginning to slip away.
Around 11:30 p.m., a massive chunk of the dam, - Flood in the Desert 00:12
Around 11:30 p.m., a massive chunk of the dam,
Intensely pressurized water began - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Intensely pressurized water began
The entire east wing was on the verge of collapse. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
The entire east wing was on the verge of collapse.
Over time, water from the reservoir had begun - Flood in the Desert 00:16
Over time, water from the reservoir had begun
If it begins to be on an angle, as the hillside was, - Flood in the Desert 00:13
If it begins to be on an angle, as the hillside was,
The dam was sliding on its base. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
The dam was sliding on its base.
And the west side crumbled down. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
And the west side crumbled down.
Tony Harnischfeger probably saw it happen. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Tony Harnischfeger probably saw it happen.
Ace Hopewell, smoking a cigarette - Flood in the Desert 00:09
Ace Hopewell, smoking a cigarette
The landslide severed the wires - Flood in the Desert 00:09
The landslide severed the wires