This brought the dam to a capacity of 38,000 acre-feet—about 2,400,000 bathtubs of water. On March 12, 1928, St. Francis was filled to capacity for the first time.

Just before midnight on March 12, 1928, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s St. Francis Dam collapsed, inundating the canyon below with some 12 billion gallons of water.

The failure of the St. Francis Dam unleashed a devastating flood that destroyed entire communities. This video takes a close look at the disaster site, uncovering the scale and impact of this historic ...

The St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles, was intended to serve as a backup supply of water in case the flow of water from the Owens Valley was interrupted.

When the St. Francis Dam burst 88 years ago, 12.4 billion gallons of water rose 140 feet, surging 54 miles to the Pacific Ocean.

The St. Francis Dam burst, sending 12.6 billion gallons of water 15 stories high racing through Santa Clarita, Saugus, Saticoy, Piru, Fillmore and Santa Paula.

Remembering California's 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster ... The St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon, about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, collapsed just before midnight on March 12, 1928.

In March 1928, the St. Francis Dam disaster sent water on a rampage in Southern California More than 450 people were killed in the March 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse, ...

The proposed 440-acre area around the former dam site in Los Angeles County would be known as the St. Francis Dam Disaster National Monument and be administered by the National Forest Service.

The St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act, a bill by Rep. Steve Knight, R-Santa Clarita and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., would honor the dead and tell their stories as well of those of ...