Where To Stream American Experience Season 34 Episode 6
Flood in the Desert
- Aired May 3, 2022
- 60 Min
- Rated 8.7
- Number 68 Of 108 Rated Episodes
Just before midnight on March 12, 1928, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, one of the biggest dams in the country blew apart, releasing a wall of water 20 stories high and causing the second deadliest disaster in California history. Ten thousand people lived downstream. Flood in the Desert tells the dramatic story of the St. Francis Dam disaster, which killed over 400 people and destroyed millions of dollars worth of property. The dam's collapse washed away the reputation of William...