Print reproduced in 1951 for Herald-Examiner. Photo originally owned by Dept. of Water and Power, no. 51-160. A view of the floor of the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in the final stages of construction. On the floor are inlet lines. The outlet tower is to the right. The bowl-shaped reservoir will form an 18-acre lake with a storage capacity of 293,000,000 gallons of water. The reservoir will provide added water storage as well as help maintain water pressure over the southwestern and southern areas of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power Civil engineering Dams--Design and construction Public works--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles) Dams--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles) Water-supply--California, Southern Baldwin Hills Reservoir (Calif.) Baldwin Hills Dam (Calif.) Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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