page_title: Dry Canyon Reservoir
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dry Canyon Reservoir / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking north across the reservoir. Photo taken before 1936. From the Historical Photo Collection of the Department of Water and Power, City of Los Angeles.
context_page_description: Dry Canyon Reservoir is a small reservoir formed by an embankment dam on Dry Canyon Creek in the Sierra Pelona Mountains of northern Los Angeles County, California, just over 6 miles north the city of Santa Clarita. It was designed a part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system.
context_section_description: Constructed from 1910 to 1912, the 72,750 cu ft (2,060 m³) lake with a surface elevation of approximately 1,514 feet (461 m) above sea level regulated the flow of water from the irregular flow discharged from the power plants in San Francisquito Canyon. The incoming water from San Francisquito came from Tunnel 77 and the outgoing water went out Tunnel 78. Water from the lake was distributed via the Los Angeles Aqueduct to the northern portion of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
caption: Looking north across the reservoir when filled with water. Photo taken before 1936.
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