Friday, L.A. water officials gathered to take part in the opening ceremonies of the Bouquet Canyon Reservoir, which replaced ...

Again, the dam’s chief engineer – William Mulholland – declared it was normal. On the morning of its collapse, Mulholland and his colleagues had conducted a thorough inspection of the dam ...

In 1922, William Mulholland began building the St. Francis Dam to create a reservoir for the Los Angeles–Owens River aqueduct. To meet the growing water needs of Los Angeles, he decided to ...

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 aqueduct.