The Sepulveda Dam is a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to withhold winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River. Completed in 1941, at a cost of $6,650,561 (equivalent to $122,524,000 in 2021), it is located south of center in the San Fernando Valley, approximately eight miles east of the river's source in the western end of the Valley, in Los Angeles, California. It is an often-used location for films (such as Escape from New York), music videos (such as BTS' Kinetic Manifesto and Keedy's Save Some Love), and car commercials.