| Hansen Dam | |
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  Location of Hansen Dam in San Fernando Valley | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | San Fernando Valley |
| Coordinates | 34°15′38″N 118°23′08″W / 34.26047°N 118.38556°W |
| Purpose | Flood control |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1939 |
| Opening date | 1940 |
| Owner(s) |  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Tujunga Wash |
| Height | 97 feet (30 m) |
| Length | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 74,100 acre⋅ft (91,400,000 m3) |
| Website Corps Lakes Gateway - Hansen Dam | |
Hansen Dam is a flood control dam in the northeastern San Fernando Valley, in the Lake View Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[1] The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1940.[2] Hansen Dam was named after horse ranchers Homer and Marie Hansen, who established a ranch in the 19th century.
The Hansen Dam Recreation Center is located in the flood control basin and surrounding slopes behind the dam.[3]
- ^ Pitarre, Alyson. "Where country living sidles up to the city." Los Angeles Times. June 12, 2005. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ "Dam Safety Program". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ laparks: Hansen Dam recreation center . Retrieved February 1, 2012