Encino Reservoir

[2] The reservoir was commissioned in 1924 by the civil engineer William Mulholland to supply drinking water to the population of the San Fernando Valley.

[3] A roll-filled dam construction method, one where earth and rock is moved into place in layers and then compacted to create an embankment, was used.

[6] [4] The reservoir is located in the hills of the north face of the Santa Monica Mountains, south of Encino neighborhood.

[7] The reservoir is found on the United States Geological Survey topographic map Canoga Park area.

[1] At 4.30 a.m. pacific time, the 1994 Northridge earthquake epicenter formed 7.2 km north of the Encino Reservoir.

[4] The peak horizontal ground acceleration was 0.23 g which caused no significant damage to the Encino dam.