Sepulveda Dam

I drive frequently on Burbank Boulevard and every time I approach the section west of Woodley Avenue I see the Sepulveda dam in the distance south side of the road.

So many times I wanted to explore that area of the river because the seen is gorgeous and finally I did it. I parked my car on Woodley Avenue and walked south toward the Burbank Boulevard Bridge which spans above the river

 This section of the river is cover with lash vegetation that attracts many birds of all kind and at that morning which was a little overcast I saw among them the black necked stilt running back and forth looking for food in the water. But it wasn’t the Stilt I was after; I came to explore the dam.

 This dam was built in 1941, it is owned by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and was one of their central achievements. The mission of this dam is to control the course and flow of the Los Angeles River by collecting flood runoff from the city, stores it temporarily and releases it back to the river.