Mulholland Dam

Mulholland Dam
A view of Hollywood Reservoir and the upstream side of Mulholland Dam
LocationHollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°07′5″N 118°19′52″W / 34.11806°N 118.33111°W / 34.11806; -118.33111
Construction began1923 (1923)
Opening date1924 (1924)
Owner(s)Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Dam and spillways
Width (crest)16 feet (4.9 m)
Reservoir
CreatesHollywood Reservoir
Total capacity7,900 acre⋅ft (9,700,000 m3)
Maximum water depth183 ft (56 m)
Designated1989
Reference no.421[1]

The Mulholland Dam is a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dam located in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California, east of the Hollywood Freeway. Designed with a storage capacity of 7,900 acre⋅ft (9,700,000 m3) of water at a maximum depth of 183 feet (56 m), the dam forms the Hollywood Reservoir, which collects water from various aqueducts and impounds the creek of Weid Canyon.[2]

  1. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (February 28, 2009), Historic – Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments, City of Los Angeles, retrieved March 18, 2017
  2. ^ 22nd Annual Report of the Board of Public Service Commissioners

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