Florence Lake Dam

Dam
37°16′21″N 118°57′59″W / 37.27250°N 118.96639°W / 37.27250; -118.96639Opening date1926; 98 years ago (1926)Owner(s)Southern California EdisonDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete multiple-archImpoundsSouth Fork San Joaquin RiverHeight154 ft (47 m)[1]Length3,156 ft (962 m)[1]ReservoirCreatesFlorence LakeTotal capacity64,600 acre⋅ft (79,700,000 m3)[1]Catchment area171 sq mi (440 km2)[1]Surface area296 acres (120 ha)[1]

Florence Lake Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam on the South Fork of the San Joaquin River, in Fresno County, California in the United States. The 171-foot (52 m) high dam was designed by John S. Eastwood and completed in 1926 (two years after Eastwood's death) as part of the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project, an extensive hydroelectric system in the central Sierra Nevada. Its reservoir, Florence Lake, provides for water diversion to Huntington Lake and Big Creek Powerhouses Nos. 1–3 via the 13-mile (21 km) Ward Tunnel.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dam Name : Florence Lake". National Performance of Dams Program. Stanford University. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

External links

  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CA-167-L, "Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Florence Lake Dam, Sierra National Forest, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA", 29 photos, 28 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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