Florence Lake Dam

Florence Lake Dam
Location of Florence Lake Dam in California
Country United States
Coordinates 37°16′21″N 118°57′59″W / 37.27250°N 118.96639°W / 37.27250; -118.96639Coordinates: 37°16′21″N 118°57′59″W / 37.27250°N 118.96639°W / 37.27250; -118.96639
Opening date 1926
Owner(s) Southern California Edison
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete multiple-arch
Impounds South Fork San Joaquin River
Height 154 ft (47 m)[1]
Length 3,156 ft (962 m)[1]
Reservoir
Creates Florence Lake
Total capacity 64,600 acre·ft (79,700,000 m3)[1]
Catchment area 171 sq mi (440 km2)[1]
Surface area 296 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 mountains. 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dam Name : Florence Lake". National Performance of Dams Program. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 May 2014.


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