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Stone Canyon Reservoir

Los Angeles · United States  ·  Body dragged from reservoir

Chinatown filmed at Stone Canyon Reservoir, Los Angeles. Mulwray's body is dragged from this reservoir, which plays a different lake in the story. On screen it's Oak Pass Reservoir.

Where to go

34.1111, -118.454

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Chinatown (1974)
On screen
Oak Pass Reservoir
In real life
Stone Canyon Reservoir, Los Angeles
Can you visit?
Exterior only
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Chinatown film at Stone Canyon Reservoir?
At 34.1111, -118.454 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Stone Canyon Reservoir?
Exterior only.
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