Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108

Visual Materials
Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Hand placing earth backfill around partially poured east Sluice Gate extension concrete.
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Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - View of completed extension of 8" fish pipe upstream from Arch 53. This extension was necessary to extend intake of fish pipe through proposed backfill on the upstream side of the river section arches up to elevation 7235. Backfill to be placed during fall of 1942.
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Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - View of river section looking N (downstream) from approximately the upstream face of Arch 53, showing heavy reinforcing at junction of Buttresses 53 & 54, with arches 52, 53, & 54 (highest portion of dam), interados form trusses and studding for lower lifts on Arch 54, and counterweighted placing chutes in position for concreting a lift in Buttress 54.
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Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Closer view, looking west across river section from near Buttress 56. (Excavation for Arches 50, 51, & 52 shown ready for forms. Placing of lift in Buttress 55 has just been completed. Chutes shown in position for placing in Buttress 53.
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Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Close-up of river section, Arches 53 & 55 shown badly scuffed.
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Big Creek, Florence Lake Dam - Upstream face of Dam - Showing Arch #53 containing sluice gates. This picture also shows the Arches to the end of the dam, up to and including Arch #58.
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