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Jun 1959
Los Angeles County Flood Control and Water Conservation
Publication: Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division
Volume 85, Issue 2
Abstract
The extensive Los Angeles metropolis situated on a narrow and arid coastal belt receives occasional storms of high intensity. Problems of flood control planning, coordination, funding, design and construction have been complicated due both to the topography and heavy urban development. As a corollary to flood control projects, arrangements are effected to conserve a major portion of the limited runoff for replenishment of a dwindling ground water supply.
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Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division
Volume 85 • Issue 2 • June 1959
Pages: 81 - 97
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© 1959 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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C. T. Newton, M.ASCE
District Engr., U. S. Army Engr. District, Los Angeles, Calif.
Harold E. Hedger, M.ASCE
Retired Chf. Engr., Los Angeles County Flood Control District, Los Angeles, Calif.
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