1938 Los Angeles flood

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dam
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Los_Angeles_County
gptkb:Orange_County
Riverside County
San Bernardino County
gptkbp:casualties at least 115
gptkbp:causedBy heavy rainfall
gptkbp:consequence construction of concrete river channels
expansion of flood control infrastructure
influenced U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects
led to channelization of Los Angeles River
prompted major flood control projects
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy $78 million (1938 USD)
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 5,600
gptkbp:endDate 1938-03-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1938 Los Angeles flood
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:notableEvent widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure
record rainfall in Southern California
gptkbp:startDate 1938-02-27
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1934_Los_Angeles_flood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7