American Experience · S34E03

Flood in the Desert

2022-05-03 · 55 min · ★ 1.6 (4) · TMDB

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.