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In order to quench L.A.'s thirst
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Flood in the Desert

In order to quench L.A.'sthirst, the Bureau of Water went onanother buying spree in the...

In order to quench L.A.'s
thirst, the Bureau of Water went on
another buying spree in the Owens Valley, laying claim to most of the
remaining water and further undermining
the region's economy

Full Transcript

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In order to quench L.A.'s thirst,
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the Bureau of Water went on another buying spree
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in the Owens Valley,
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laying claim to most of the remaining water
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and further undermining the region's economy.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:51
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 ...
There's a tremendous amount of anger - Flood in the Desert 00:07
There's a tremendous amount of anger
There's a sense that the community - Flood in the Desert 00:09
There's a sense that the community
And using their water, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
And using their water,
Arrogance absolutely plays a big role. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
Arrogance absolutely plays a big role.
There is a lot of resentment that is driven by the decisions - Flood in the Desert 00:12
There is a lot of resentment that is driven by the decisions
The farmers in the Owens River Valley - Flood in the Desert 00:09
The farmers in the Owens River Valley
The anger only deepened when it became clear - Flood in the Desert 00:12
The anger only deepened when it became clear
Even as the rest of Southern California - Flood in the Desert 00:18
Even as the rest of Southern California
Did the city really need to provide landowners - Flood in the Desert 00:08
Did the city really need to provide landowners
Well, it turns out that the owner of the "Los Angeles Times" - Flood in the Desert 00:11
Well, it turns out that the owner of the "Los Angeles T...
Those wealthy landowners made a killing. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Those wealthy landowners made a killing.
It's very easy to picture Mulholland as corrupt, - Flood in the Desert 00:13
It's very easy to picture Mulholland as corrupt,
I think, for him, it's really about his own vision - Flood in the Desert 00:12
I think, for him, it's really about his own vision
I think that's what's driving him. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
I think that's what's driving him.
The threat of shortages - Flood in the Desert 00:10
The threat of shortages
In a dry year, - Flood in the Desert 00:11
In a dry year,
So they need storage, - Flood in the Desert 00:11
So they need storage,
In the summer of 1922, - Flood in the Desert 00:28
In the summer of 1922,
The St. Francis Dam and the Hollywood Dam - Flood in the Desert 00:20
The St. Francis Dam and the Hollywood Dam
Plans were drawn up in Mulholland's offices - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Plans were drawn up in Mulholland's offices