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Prado Dam

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On January 14, 2005, after days of heavy rain, water began seeping through an earthen extension. Authorities released water in order to relieve pressure and sent a flood warning to areas downriver of the dam. Over 3,000 residents were evacuated from their homes for nearly twenty-four hours for fear
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control and it is the downstream element of the Santa Ana River's flood control system, which is a natural constriction about 30.5 mi (49.1 km) upstream from the ocean. The area upstream from the dam contains 2,255 sq mi (5,840 km) of the
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2,650 sq mi (6,900 km). The dam's construction was authorized in 1936 and the flood of 1938 demonstrated its necessity. Construction was completed in 1941. Prado Flood Control Basin also provides water storage for
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As of 2005 work to increase the downstream channel's capacity from 5,000 to 30,000 cu ft (140 to 850 m) per second is ongoing. The total costs of the improvements is estimated at $ 400 million.
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built the dam in Lower Santa Ana River Canyon. Its primary purpose is
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Failure threat
Upgrades

Chino Valley Freeway (SR 71)
Riverside Freeway (SR 91)
Riverside County, California
33°53′25″N 117°38′27″W / 33.8902°N 117.6408°W / 33.8902; -117.6408

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Type of dam
Earth-fill dam
Santa Ana River
Prado Flood Control Basin
acre⋅ft
dam
Catchment area
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prado Dam
earth-fill
dry dam
Santa Ana River
Chino Hills
Corona, California
Riverside County
Prado Flood Control Basin
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
flood
watershed's
groundwater recharge
Corona High School
American Red Cross

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