Flood control
Description
The lowland basis around Los Angeles contains the most extensive water conservation and flood control system in the world. In 1917, work began on a system of dams and improved channels to control the floodwaters entering the basin. This program looks at the way this system was built and the problems entailed in its design and construction.
Runtime
20 min
Series
Subjects
- Nature (209)
- Hydrology (44)
- Natural resources (402)
- Landforms (57)
- Human ecology (350)
- Geomorphology (43)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c1984
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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