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Harnischfeger was highly attuned to the dam's condition
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Flood in the Desert

Harnischfeger was highlyattuned to the dam's condition

Harnischfeger was highly
attuned to the dam's condition

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Harnischfeger was highly attuned to the dam's condition.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:29:18
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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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 ...
He and his family lived in the shadow - Flood in the Desert 00:07
He and his family lived in the shadow
Over the last year, Harnischfeger had watched - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Over the last year, Harnischfeger had watched
And Mulholland plugged all of the cracks - Flood in the Desert 00:08
And Mulholland plugged all of the cracks
That was the absolute worst thing you could do, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
That was the absolute worst thing you could do,
Harnischfeger was on edge. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
Harnischfeger was on edge.
The reservoir had been filled to capacity - Flood in the Desert 00:07
The reservoir had been filled to capacity
Water was leaking under the dam's west side. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Water was leaking under the dam's west side.
Mulholland goes out there - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Mulholland goes out there
And what he told Harnischfeger was, you know, - Flood in the Desert 00:09
And what he told Harnischfeger was, you know,
This is a lot about nothing." - Flood in the Desert 00:10
This is a lot about nothing."
But with every passing minute, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
But with every passing minute,
At around 11:20 p.m., - Flood in the Desert 00:09
At around 11:20 p.m.,
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