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Sweetwater dam and reservoir in 1888  
Page 48. Sweetwater Dam and reservoir in 1888 was one of the earliest such structures in California.


Morena Dam  
Page 53. Morena Dam, built in 1914, was rock filled structure on Cottonwood Creek.


Lower Otay Dam  
Page 53. The Lower Otay Dam used rock, steel plates and concrete.


Charles Hatfield, rainmaker  
Page 55. Charles Hatfield, rainmaker.


Sweetwater Dam failure of 1916  
Page 56. Sweetwater Dam failure of 1916.


Otay Dam was a total loss in 1916 flood  
Page 57. The Otay Dam was a total loss in 1916 flood.


The 1916 flood wiped out the Old Town bridge  
Page 57. The 1916 flood wiped out the Old Town bridge that crossed the San Diego River at the western end of Mission Valley.


El Capitan Dam  
Page 59. The El Capitan Dam on its dedication was open to the public.


San Diego County reservoir map  
Page 59. San Diego County reservoir map.


All photographs are from the San Diego Historical Society Photograph Collection.

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