Morris Dam
Morris Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the San Gabriel River in the U.S. state of California. It impounds Morris Reservoir, directly downstream of San Gabriel Dam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: concrete gravity dam in Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Also known as: “Samuel B. Morris Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morris Reservoir and Church of the Open Door.
Morris Reservoir
Reservoir
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Morris Reservoir is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, within the Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County, California. It is impounded by Morris Dam, which was completed in 1935.
Church of the Open Door
Church
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The Church of the Open Door is a non-denominational Christian Evangelical church in Glendora, California. Church of the Open Door is situated 1½ miles south of Morris Dam.
St. Lucy’s Priory High School
School
St. Lucy's Priory High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Glendora, California, founded in 1962. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and overseen by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Lucy's Priory. St. Lucy’s Priory High School is situated 2 miles south of Morris Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glendora and Azusa.
Glendora
Town
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Glendora is a city in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, 25 miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census, the population of Glendora was 52,558. Glendora is situated 3 miles south of Morris Dam.
Azusa
Town
Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Azusa is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains and located 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Azusa is situated 3 miles southwest of Morris Dam.
Citrus
Locality
Citrus is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located in the San Gabriel Valley between Azusa to the north and west, Glendora to the east, and Covina to the south. Citrus is situated 4 miles south of Morris Dam.
Morris Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.17465° or 34° 10′ 29″ northLongitude
-117.88135° or 117° 52′ 53″ westElevation
1,161 feet (354 metres)Open location code
856454F9+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 784626535OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Morris Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morris Dam”
- German: “Talsperre Morris”
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