Beardsley Dam (National ID # CA00263) is a dam on the Middle Fork Stanislaus River in Tuolumne County, California. The site is surrounded by the Stanislaus National Forest.
Beardsley Dam | |
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Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
Standort | Tuolumne County, California. |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1957 |
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Water and power
editThe earthen dam was completed in 1957[1] It impounds the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River for hydroelectric power and irrigation water storage, part of the Stanislaus River Tri-Dam project cooperatively owned by the Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District.[2]
with a height of 284 feet (87 m), and a length of 1,000 feet (300 m) at its crest.The reservoir it creates, Beardsley Lake, has a water surface of 1.1 square miles, a maximum capacity of 97,800 acre-feet (120,600,000 m3), and a normal capacity of 97,500 acre-feet (120,300,000 m3).[3] Recreation includes camping, fishing, and boating.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "About Tri-Dam – Tri-Dam Project".
- ^ "Beardsley". Archived from the original on 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ "Beardsley Reservoir – Tri-Dam Project".