List of dams and reservoirs in California

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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California.

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Dams in service

ReservoirDamRiverCountyOwnerCompletedTypeHeight of dam [lower-alpha 1] Reservoir capacity
(ft)(m)(acre ft)(1,000 m3)
Almaden Reservoir Almaden Dam Alamitos Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1935 Earth 108331,5861,956
Alpine Lake Alpine Dam Lagunitas Creek Marin Marin Municipal Water District 1917 Gravity 143448,89210,968
Anderson Lake Leroy Anderson Dam Coyote Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1950 Earth 2357291,280112,590
Antelope Lake Antelope Dam Upper Indian Creek Plumas California Department of Water Resources 1965 Earth 1203722,56627,835
Balsam Forebay Balsam Meadow Dam Balsam Creek, West Fork Fresno Southern California Edison 1986 Rock-fill 127392,0402,500
Barker Reservoir Barker Dam off-stream reservoir Riverside Joshua Tree National Park 1949 ?154.6290?
Barrett Lake Barrett Dam Cottonwood Creek San Diego County San Diego 1923 Concrete gravity 1715234,20642,192
Bass Lake Crane Valley Dam Willow Creek, North Fork Madera Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1910 Hydraulic fill 1454445,41056,010
Bear Gulch Reservoir Bear Gulch Dam off-stream reservoir San Mateo California Water Service Company 1896 Earth 6119672829
Bear River Reservoir Bear River Dam Bear River Amador Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1900 Rock-fill 83256,8188,410
Beardsley Lake Beardsley Dam Stanislaus River, Middle Fork Tuolumne Oakdale & South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts 1957 Earth and rock 2788570,60087,000
Bethany Reservoir Bethany Forebay Dam Italian Slough tributary Alameda California Department of Water Resources 1961 Earth 95295,2506,480
Big Bear Lake Bear Valley Dam Bear Creek San Bernardino Big Bear Municipal Water District 1911Multiple arch 802474,000 [1] 91,000
Big Dry Creek Reservoir Big Dry Creek Dam Dry Creek and Dog Creek Fresno Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District 1948 Earth 501530,20037,300
Big Sage Reservoir Big Sage Dam Rattlesnake Creek Modoc Hot Springs Valley Irrigation District 1921 Earth 491577,00095,000
Big Tujunga Reservoir Big Tujunga Dam Big Tujunga Creek Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1931 Variable radius arch 208635,7507,090
Black Butte Lake Black Butte Dam Stony Creek Tehama and Glenn United States Army Corps of Engineers 1963 Earth 15648143,700177,300
Boca Reservoir Boca Dam Little Truckee River Nevada United States Bureau of Reclamation 1939 Earth 932841,11050,720
Bon Tempe Lake Bon Tempe Dam Lagunitas Creek Marin Marin Municipal Water District 1949 Earth 98304,3005,300
Bouquet Reservoir Bouquet Canyon Dam Bouquet Creek Los Angeles Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 1934 Earth 1905836,50545,028
Bowman Lake Bowman Dam Canyon Creek Nevada Nevada Irrigation District 1927 Rock-fill 1755364,00079,000
Bridgeport Reservoir Bridgeport Dam East Walker River Mono Walker River Irrigation District 1924 Earth 631944,10054,400
Briones Reservoir Briones Dam Bear Creek Contra Costa East Bay Municipal Utility District 1964 Earth 2738367,52083,280
Brush Creek Reservoir Brush Creek Dam Brush Creek El Dorado Sacramento Municipal Utility District 1970 Variable radius arch 213651,5301,890
Bucks Lake Bucks Storage Dam Bucks Creek Plumas Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1928 Rock-fill 12237103,000127,000
Butt Valley Reservoir Butt Valley Dam Butt Creek Plumas Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1924 Hydraulic fill 1063249,80061,400
Buena Vista Lake Buena Vista Dam off-stream reservoir Kern J. Boswell & Tenneco West 1890 Earth 206.1205,000253,000
Calaveras Reservoir Calaveras Dam Calaveras Creek Alameda City and County of San Francisco 1925 Hydraulic fill 2106430,000 (restricted due to seismic hazard)37,000
Calero Reservoir Calero Dam Calero Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1935 Earth 90279,85012,100
Camanche Reservoir Camanche Dam Mokelumne River San Joaquin, Amador, and Calaveras East Bay Municipal Utility District 1963 Earth 17152417,120514,510
Camp Far West Reservoir Camp Far West Dam Bear River Yuba South Sutter Water District 1963 Earth and rock 18556104,500128,900
Canyon Lake Railroad Canyon Dam San Jacinto River Riverside Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District 1928 Variable radius arch 942911,90014,600
Caples Lake Caples Lake Dam Silver Fork tributary Alpine El Dorado Irrigation District 1922 Earth and rock 712221,58026,620
Carbon Canyon Reservoir Carbon Canyon Dam Carbon Canyon Creek Orange United States Army Corps of Engineers 1961 Earth 99306,6158,160
Castaic Lake Castaic Dam Castaic Creek Los Angeles California Department of Water Resources 1973 Earth 340100323,700399,300
Cedar Lake Cedar Lake Dam Talmadge Creek San Bernardino First Congregational Church of Los Angeles 1928 Arch dam 288.53037
Cherry Lake Cherry Valley Dam Cherry Creek Tuolumne City and County of San Francisco 1956 Earth and rock 31596273,500337,400
Chesbro Reservoir Elmer Chesbro Dam Llagas Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1955 Earth and rock 95298,95211,042
Clear Lake Cache Creek Dam Cache Creek Lake Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 1914 Gravity 309.11,155,000 [lower-alpha 2] 1,425,000
Clear Lake Reservoir Clear Lake Dam Lost River Modoc United States Bureau of Reclamation 1910 Rock-fill 329.8451,000556,000
Clifton Court Forebay Clifton Court Forebay Dam Old River tributary Contra Costa California Department of Water Resources 1970 Earth 341029,00036,000
Cogswell Reservoir Cogswell Dam San Gabriel River, West Fork Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1935 Rock-fill 266818,96911,063
Collins Lake Virginia Ranch Dam Dry Creek (Yuba River) Yuba Browns Valley Irrigation District 1963 Earth 1524657,00070,000
Copco Lake Copco No 1 Dam Klamath River Siskiyou PacifiCorp 1922 Gravity 1324077,00095,000
Courtright Reservoir Courtright Dam Helms Creek Fresno Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1958 Rock-fill 31596123,300151,700
Coyote Lake Coyote Dam Coyote Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1936 Earth and rock 1384222,92528,278
Crowley Lake Long Valley Dam Owens River Mono City of Los Angeles 1941 Earth 12638183,465226,300
Crystal Springs Reservoir Lower Crystal Springs Dam San Mateo Creek San Mateo City and County of San Francisco 1888 Gravity 1494557,91071,430
Diamond Valley Lake Diamond Valley Dam Domenigoni Valley Creek Riverside Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 1999 Earth and rock 28487800,000987,000
Dodge Reservoir Red Rock No. 1 Dam Red Rock Creek Lassen Edgar S. Roberts 1893 Earth 631910,00012,000
Don Pedro Reservoir New Don Pedro Dam Tuolumne River Tuolumne Modesto Irrigation District and Turlock Irrigation District 1971 Earth and rock 5681732,030,0002,504,000
Donnell Lake Donnells Dam Stanislaus River, Middle Fork Tuolumne Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District 1958 Variable radius arch 2918956,89370,176
Donner Lake Donner Lake Dam Donner Creek Nevada Truckee Meadows Water Authority 1927Slab and buttress164.910,300 [lower-alpha 3] 12,700
Duvall Lake Duvall Dam Pope Creek tributary Napa Jerome W. Komes 1940 Earth 309.1242299
East Park Reservoir East Park Dam Little Stony Creek Colusa United States Bureau of Reclamation 1910 Concrete gravity 9228 [2] 51,00063,000
Eastman Lake Buchanan Dam Chowchilla River Madera and Mariposa United States Army Corps of Engineers 1975 Earth and rock 19259150,000185,000
Eaton Wash Reservoir Eaton Wash Dam Eaton Wash Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1937 Rock-fill 6319721889
El Capitan Reservoir El Capitan Dam San Diego River San Diego City of San Diego 1934 Hydraulic fill 23772112,800139,100
Elderberry Forebay Elderberry Forebay Dam Castaic Creek Los Angeles California Department of Water Resources 1974 Earth 1795528,40035,000
Englebright Lake Englebright Dam Yuba River Yuba United States Army Corps of Engineers 1941 Variable radius arch 2808570,00086,000
Fallen Leaf Lake Fallen Leaf Dam Taylor Creek El Dorado United States Forest Service 1934 Gravity 123.76,8008,400
Farmington Flood Control Basin Farmington Dam Rock Creek and Little John Creek San Joaquin United States Army Corps of Engineers 1951 Earth 581852,00064,000
Florence Lake Florence Lake Dam San Joaquin River, South Fork Fresno Southern California Edison 1926Multiple arch 1494564,40679,444
Folsom Lake Folsom Dam American River Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado United States Army Corps of Engineers 1956 Gravity 27584975,0001,203,000
Foster LakeFoster Lake DamLily Creek Riverside Idyllwild Water District Earth 5568
French Lake Reservoir French Lake Dam Canyon Creek Nevada Nevada Irrigation District 1859/1948 Rock-fill 100305515,400
French Meadows Reservoir L.L. Anderson Dam American River, Middle Fork Placer Placer County Water Authority 1965 Earth and rock 23170111,333137,327
Frenchman Lake Frenchman Dam Little Last Chance Creek Plumas California Department of Water Resources 1961 Earth 1293955,47768,430
Gene Wash ReservoirGene Wash Dam San Bernardino
Gibraltar Reservoir Gibraltar Dam Santa Ynez River Santa Barbara City of Santa Barbara 1920 Constant radius arch 169529,998 [1] 12,332
Grant Lake Grant Lake Dam Rush Creek Mono City of Los Angeles 1940 Earth 872747,52558,622
Guadalupe Reservoir Guadalupe Dam Guadalupe Creek [3] Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1935 Earth 142433,460 [1] 4,270
Hahamongna Devil's Gate Arroyo Seco Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1920 Gravity and rock ????
Hansen Flood-Control Reservoir Hansen Dam Tujunga Wash Los Angeles United States Army Corps of Engineers 1940 Earth 973025,44631,387
Hensley Lake Hidden Dam Fresno River Madera United States Army Corps of Engineers 1974 Earth 1635090,000111,000
Hernandez Reservoir Hernandez Dam San Benito River San Benito San Benito County Water District 1962 Earth 1243818,00022,000
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir O'Shaughnessy Dam Tuolumne River Tuolumne City and County of San Francisco 1923 Gravity 31295 [4] 360,000444,000
Hollywood Reservoir Mulholland Dam Weid Canyon Los Angeles Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 1924 Gravity 195594,0364,978
Hume Lake Hume Lake Dam Ten Mile Creek Fresno United States Forest Service 1908 Multiple arch 51161,4101,740
Huntington Lake Huntington Dams 1, 2, 3, and 4 Big Creek Fresno Southern California Edison 1913/1919 Gravity ??89,166109,985
Imperial Reservoir Imperial Diversion Dam Colorado River Imperial United States Bureau of Reclamation 1938 Gravity 237.01,0001,200
Indian Valley Reservoir Indian Valley Dam Cache Creek, North Fork Lake Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 1976 Earth 22268300,000370,000
Iron Canyon Reservoir Iron Canyon Dam Iron Canyon Creek Shasta Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1965 Earth 2106424,30030,000
Iron Gate Reservoir Iron Gate Dam Klamath River Siskiyou PacifiCorp 1962 Earth and rock 1885758,00072,000
Ivanhoe Reservoir Ivanhoe Reservoir Dam Manmade Los Angeles Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 1906 Earth ????
Jackson Meadows Reservoir Jackson Meadows Dam Yuba River, Middle Fork Nevada Nevada Irrigation District 1965 Rock-fill 1955952,50064,800
Jenkinson Lake Sly Park Dam Sly Park Creek El Dorado El Dorado Irrigation District 1955 Earth 1825541,00051,000
Kent Lake Peters Dam Lagunitas Creek Marin Marin Municipal Water District 1954 Earth 2307032,90040,600
Keswick Reservoir Keswick Dam Sacramento River Shasta United States Bureau of Reclamation 1950 Gravity 1183623,77229,345
Lafayette Reservoir Contra Costa East Bay Municipal Utility District 1933Open-cut4,2965,299
La Grange Reservoir La Grange Dam Tuolumne River Stanislaus and Tuolumne Turlock Irrigation District 1894 Gravity 13140500620
Lake Almanor Canyon Dam Feather River, North Fork Plumas Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1927 Hydraulic fill 130401,308,0001,613,000
Lake Aloha Medley Lakes Dam American River, South Fork, Tributary El Dorado El Dorado Irrigation District 1923 Gravity 2165,3506,600
Lake Alpine Alpine Dam Silver Creek Alpine Northern California Power Agency 1906 Rock 49154,1225,084
Lake Amador Jackson Creek Dam Jackson Creek Amador Jackson Valley Irrigation District 1965 Earth and rock 1935922,00027,000
Lake Arrowhead Reservoir Lake Arrowhead Dam Little Bear Creek San Bernardino Arrowhead Lake Association 1922 Hydraulic fill 1905848,00059,000
Lake Berryessa Monticello Dam Putah Creek Napa United States Bureau of Reclamation 1957 Variable radius arch 255781,602,0001,976,000
Lake Britton Pit 3 Dam Pit River Shasta Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1925 Concrete gravity 1203734,60042,678
Cachuma Lake Bradbury Dam Santa Ynez River Santa Barbara United States Bureau of Reclamation 1953 Earth 20161205,000253,000
Lake Calero Calero Dam Deer Creek Sacramento Rancho Murieta Community Services District 1982 Earth 55172,8323,493
Lake Casitas Casitas Dam Coyote Creek Ventura United States Bureau of Reclamation 1959 Earth 27985254,000313,000
Lake Clementine North Fork Dam North Fork American River Placer United States Army Corps of Engineers 1939 Variable radius arch 1554714,70018,100
Lake Davis Grizzly Valley Dam Big Grizzly Creek Plumas California Department of Water Resources 1966 Earth and rock 1153583,000102,000
Lake Del Valle Del Valle Dam Arroyo Valle Alameda California Department of Water Resources 1968 Earth 2226877,10095,100
Lake Eleanor Banning Dam Eleanor Creek Ventura Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency 1889 Gravity 3711??
Lake Elsman Austrian Dam Los Gatos Creek Santa Clara San Jose Water Agency 1950 [5] Earth 185566,2007,650
Lake FulmorHall Mill DamIndian Creek Riverside U.S. Forest Service
Lake GallaherGallaher DamBear Trap Creek Riverside California Inland Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America 1966
Lake Gregory Lake Gregory Dam Houston Creek San Bernardino San Bernardino County Regional Parks Division 1938 Earth 90272,1002,600
Lake Havasu Parker Dam Colorado River San Bernardino and Mohave United States Bureau of Reclamation 1938 Variable radius arch 7523648,000799,000
Lake Hemet Lake Hemet Dam San Jacinto River Riverside Lake Hemet Municipal Water District1895 Masonry (arch)135418,1009,800
Lake Hennessey Conn Creek Dam Conn Creek Napa City of Napa 1946 Earth 1253831,00038,000
Lake Henshaw Henshaw Dam San Luis Rey River San Diego Vista Irrigation District 1923 Hydraulic fill 12337.553,40065,700
Lake Hodges Lake Hodges Dam San Dieguito River San Diego City of San Diego 1918 Multiple arch 1314030,25037,200
Lake Irvine Santiago Dam Santiago Creek Orange Serrano Water District and Irvine Ranch Water District 1933 Earth 1364125,00031,000
Lake Isabella Isabella Dam Kern River Kern United States Army Corps of Engineers 1953 Earth 18556568,000701,000
Lake Jennings Chet Harritt Dam Quail Canyon Creek San Diego Helix Water District 1962 Earth 200619,79012,080
Lake Kaweah Terminus Dam Kaweah River Tulare United States Army Corps of Engineers 1962 Earth 25578143,000176,000
Lake Lagunitas Lagunitas Dam Lagunitas Creek Marin Marin Municipal Water District 1872 Earth 4815341421
Lake Loveland Loveland Dam Sweetwater River San Diego South Bay Irrigation District 1945 Variable radius arch 2036225,40031,300
Lake Mathews Mathews Dam Cajalco Creek tributary Riverside Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 1938 Earth 26480182,000224,000
Lake McClure New Exchequer Dam Merced River Mariposa Merced Irrigation District 1967 Rock-fill 4791461,032,0001,273,000
Lake Mendocino Coyote Valley Dam East Fork Russian River Mendocino United States Army Corps of Engineers 1959 Earth 16450122,400151,000
Nacimiento Reservoir Nacimiento Dam Nacimiento River San Luis Obispo Monterey County Water Resources Agency 1958 Rock-fill 21064377,900466,133
Lake Natoma Nimbus Dam American River Sacramento United States Bureau of Reclamation 1955 Gravity 47148,76010,810
Lake Oroville Oroville Dam [6] Feather River Butte California Department of Water Resources 1968 Earth 7422263,537,5774,363,530
Lake Palmdale Harold Reservoir Dam Antelope Valley tributary Los Angeles Palmdale Water District 1891 Earth 3093,8704,774
Lake Perris Perris Dam Bernasconi Pass Riverside California Department of Water Resources 1973 Earth 13040131,452162,143
Lake Pillsbury Scott Dam Eel River Lake Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1921 Gravity 1384273,00090,000
Lake Piru Santa Felicia Dam Piru Creek Ventura United Water Conservation District 1955 Earth 21365100,000123,000
Lake Ramona Ramona Dam Green Valley Road Creek San Diego Ramona Municipal Water District 1988 Earth 2286912,20015,000
Lake Sabrina Sabrina Dam Bishop Creek, Middle Fork Inyo Southern California Edison 1908 Rock-fill 70218,37610,332
San Antonio Reservoir San Antonio Dam San Antonio River Monterey Monterey County Water Resources Agency 1965 Earth 20262335,000413,216
Lake Shastina Shasta River Dam Shasta River Siskiyou Montague Water Conservation District 1928 Hydraulic fill 962950,00060,000
Lake Sherwood Lake Sherwood Dam Potrero Valley Creek Ventura Sherwood Development Company 1904 Constant radius arch 45142,6003,200
Lake Siskiyou Box Canyon Dam Sacramento River Siskiyou Siskiyou County Flood Control & Water Conservation District 1969 Gravity 2046226,00032,000
Lake Sonoma Warm Springs Dam Dry Creek Sonoma United States Army Corps of Engineers 1982 Earth 31997381,000470,000
Lake Spaulding Lake Spaulding Dam Yuba River, South Fork Nevada Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1913 Variable radius arch 2758474,77392,231
Lake Success Success Dam Tule River Tulare United States Army Corps of Engineers 1961 Earth 1424382,300101,500
Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Dam Truckee River Placer United States Bureau of Reclamation 1913 Gravity 144732,000 [lower-alpha 4] 903,000
Lake Thomas A Edison Vermilion Valley Dam Mono Creek Fresno Southern California Edison 1954 Earth 16751125,000154,000
Lake Van Arsdale Van Arsdale Dam South Eel River Mendocino Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1907 Gravity 9629700860
Lake Wishon Wishon Dam North Fork Kings River Fresno Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1958 Rock-fill 26581118,000146,000
Lake Yosemite Lake Yosemite Dam Merced River tributary Merced Merced Irrigation District 1888 Earth 53168,1019,992
Lewiston Lake Lewiston Dam Trinity River Trinity United States Bureau of Reclamation 1963 Earth 35.510.814,66018,080
Lexington Reservoir James J. Lenihan Dam Los Gatos Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1953 Earth 2086319,04423,490
Little Grass Valley Reservoir Little Grass Valley Dam South Fork Feather River Plumas South Feather Water and Power Agency 1961 Rock-fill 2106493,010114,730
Little Rock Reservoir Little Rock Dam Little Rock Creek Los Angeles Little Rock Creek Irrigation District 1924 Gravity 124384,6005,700
Loch Lomond (California) Newell Creek Dam Newell Creek Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Water Dept. [7] 1960 Earth 190589,20011,300
Loon Lake Loon Lake Dam Gerle Creek El Dorado Sacramento Municipal Utility District 1963 Rock-fill 1083376,50094,500
Lopez Lake Lopez Dam Arroyo Grande Creek San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 1969 Earth 1665152,50064,800
Los Padres Reservoir Los Padres Dam Carmel River Monterey California American Water Company 1949Earth14845 1,775 [8] 2,189
Los Vaqueros Reservoir (expanded) Los Vaqueros Dam off stream reservoir storing Delta diversions Contra Costa Contra Costa Water District 2012 [9] Earth 21870160,000200,000
Lower Bear River Reservoir Lower Bear River Dam Bear River, Lower Amador Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1952 Rock-fill 2537748,75060,130
Lower Hell Hole Reservoir Lower Hell Hole Dam Rubicon River Placer Placer County Water Authority 1966 Rock-fill 410125208,400257,100
Lower Otay Reservoir Savage Dam Otay River San Diego City of San Diego 1919 Gravity 1494549,51061,070
Lyons Reservoir Lyons Dam Stanislaus River, South Fork Tuolumne Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1930 Arch dam 132406,4007,894
Malibu Reservoir Rindge Dam Malibu Creek Los Angeles California Department of Parks and Recreation 1924 Arch ????
Mammoth Pool Reservoir Mammoth Pool Dam San Joaquin River Fresno and Madera Southern California Edison 1960 Earth 406124123,000152,000
Martis Creek Lake Martis Creek Dam Martis Creek Nevada United States Army Corps of Engineers 1972 Earth 1133420,40025,200
McCloud Reservoir McCloud Dam McCloud River Shasta Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1965 Earth and rock 2407335,30043,500
McKay's Point Reservoir McKay's Point Diversion Dam Stanislaus River, North Fork Calaveras Calaveras County Water District 1989 Constant radius arch 233712,1002,600
Millerton Lake Friant Dam San Joaquin River Fresno and Madera United States Bureau of Reclamation 1942 Gravity 29991520,500642,000
Mittry Lake Laguna Diversion Dam Colorado River Imperial United States Bureau of Reclamation 1909 Earth and rock 1031,9502,410
Moccasin Reservoir Moccasin Dam Moccasin Creek Tuolumne San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 1930 Rock 6018554683
Modesto Reservoir Modesto Reservoir Dam Tuolumne River tributary Stanislaus Modesto Irrigation District 1911 Earth 36929,00036,000
Mojave River Forks Reservoir Mojave Forks Dam Mojave River, West Fork San Bernardino United States Army Corps of Engineers 1971 Earth 2046289,700110,600
Moon Lake Tule Lake Dam Cedar Creek Lassen John Hancock Mutual Insurance Company 1904 Earth 16539,50048,700
Morena Reservoir Morena Dam Cottonwood Creek San Diego City of San Diego 1912 Rock-fill 1815550,20661,929
Morris Reservoir Morris Dam San Gabriel River Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1935 Gravity 2457527,50033,900
Mountain Meadows Reservoir Indian Ole Dam Hamilton Creek Lassen Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1929Flashboard and buttress26824,80030,600
New Bullards Bar Reservoir New Bullards Bar Dam Yuba River, North Fork Yuba Yuba County Water Agency 1970 Variable radius arch 635194969,6001,196,000
New Hogan Lake New Hogan Dam Calaveras River Calaveras United States Army Corps of Engineers 1963 Earth 21064317,000391,000
New Lake New Lake Dam Little Bear Creek San Bernardino San Bernardino County 1976 Earth 225691,9702,430
New Melones Lake New Melones Dam Stanislaus River Calaveras United States Bureau of Reclamation 1979 Rock-fill 5781762,400,0002,960,000
New Spicer Meadow Reservoir New Spicer Meadow Dam Highland Creek Tuolumne and Alpine Calaveras County Water District 1989 Rock-fill 26280189,000233,000
Nicasio Reservoir Seeger Dam Nicasio Creek Marin Marin Municipal Water District 1961 Earth 1153522,40027,600
Olivenhain Reservoir Olivenhain Dam Escondido Creek tributary San Diego San Diego County Water Authority 2003 Gravity 3099424,90030,700
O'Neill Forebay O'Neill Dam San Luis Creek Merced United States Bureau of Reclamation 1967 Earth 642056,40069,600
Pacheco Reservoir North Fork Dam North Fork Pacheco Creek Santa Clara Pacheco Pass Water District 1939 Earth 100306,1507,590
Pacoima Reservoir Pacoima Dam Pacoima Creek Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1929 Variable radius arch 3651113,7774,659
Palm Canyon Dam ReservoirPalm Canyon Dam [10] Riverside Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
none (Palo Verde Valley Irrigation District) Palo Verde Diversion Dam Colorado River Riverside United States Bureau of Reclamation 1957 Earth and rock 4614??
Pardee Reservoir Pardee Dam Mokelumne River Amador and Calaveras East Bay Municipal Utility District 1929 Gravity 345105179,950221,960
Pilarcitos Reservoir Pilarcitos Dam Pilarcitos Creek San Mateo San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 1864
Pine Flat Lake Pine Flat Dam Kings River Fresno United States Army Corps of Engineers 1954 Gravity 4401341,000,0001,230,000
Pinecrest Lake Main Strawberry Dam Stanislaus River, South Fork Tuolumne Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1916 Rock-fill 1434418,31222,588
Pit Six Reservoir Pit 6 Dam Pit River Shasta Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1965 Gravity 1725215,70019,400
Pit 7 Reservoir Pit 7 Dam Pit River Shasta Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1965 Gravity 2307034,00042,000
Poe Reservoir Poe Dam North Fork Feather River Butte Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1959 Diversion 62191,1501,418
Prado Reservoir Prado Dam Santa Ana River Riverside and San Bernardino United States Army Corps of Engineers 1941 Rock-fill 10632314,400387,800
Prosser Creek Reservoir Prosser Creek Dam Prosser Creek Nevada United States Bureau of Reclamation 1962 Earth 1334129,80036,800
Puddingstone Reservoir Puddingstone Dam Walnut Creek Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1928 Earth 1474516,34220,158
Pyramid Lake Pyramid Dam Piru Creek Los Angeles California Department of Water Resources 1973 Earth and rock 386118180,000222,000
Redinger Lake Big Creek 7 Dam San Joaquin River Fresno Southern California Edison 1951 Gravity 2337135,00043,000
Rollins Reservoir Rollins Dam Bear River Nevada Nevada Irrigation District 1965 Earth and rock 2427466,00081,000
Rowena Reservoir Rowena Reservoir Dam off-stream reservoir Los Angeles Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 1901 Earth ??3039
Ruth Reservoir Robert W. Matthews Dam Mad River Trinity Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District 1962 Earth 1504651,80063,900
Salt Spring Valley Reservoir Salt Springs Valley Dam Rock Creek Calaveras Rock Creek Water District 1882 Earth 471410,90013,400
Salt Springs Reservoir Salt Springs Dam Mokelumne River, North Fork Amador and Calaveras Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1931 Rock-fill 332101141,900175,000
San Andreas Lake San Andreas Dam San Mateo Creek tributary San Mateo City and County of San Francisco 1870 Earth 1073319,02723,470
San Antonio Reservoir James H. Turner Dam San Antonio Creek Alameda City and County of San Francisco 1964 Earth 1935950,50062,300
San Antonio Reservoir San Antonio Dam San Antonio Creek San Bernardino United States Army Corps of Engineers 1956 Earth 160497,5829,352
San Gabriel Reservoir San Gabriel Dam No. 1 San Gabriel River Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1938 Earth and rock 3209844,18354,499
San Joaquin Reservoir San Joaquin Reservoir Dam Bonita Creek tributary Orange Irvine Ranch Water District 1966 Earth 224683,0363,745
San Luis Reservoir B.F. Sisk Dam (AKA San Luis Dam) San Luis Creek Merced United States Bureau of Reclamation 1967 Earth 305932,041,0002,518,000
San Pablo Reservoir San Pablo Dam San Pablo Creek Contra Costa East Bay Municipal Utility District 1920 Earth 1705243,19353,278
San Vicente Reservoir San Vicente Dam San Vicente Creek San Diego City of San Diego 1943 Gravity 20362242,000298,500
Santa Anita Reservoir Big Santa Anita Dam Rio Hondo tributary Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1927 Variable radius arch 225698581,058
Santa Fe Reservoir Santa Fe Dam San Gabriel River Los Angeles United States Army Corps of Engineers 1947 Earth 922830,88738,098
Santa Margarita Lake Salinas Dam Salinas River San Luis Obispo United States Army Corps of Engineers 1942 Variable radius arch 1354126,00032,000
Santa Rosa Creek Reservoir Santa Rosa Creek Dam Santa Rosa Creek tributary Sonoma Sonoma County Water Agency 1963 Earth 37113,5504,379
Scotts Flat Reservoir Scotts Flat Dam Deer Creek Nevada County Nevada Irrigation District 1948 Earth 1755349,00060,000
Searsville Lake Searsville Dam Corte Madera Creek San Mateo County Stanford University 1890 Gravity 68219521,170
Sepulveda Flood Control Basin Sepulveda Dam Los Angeles River Los Angeles United States Army Corps of Engineers 1941 Earth 571717,42521,493
Seven Oaks Reservoir Seven Oaks Dam Santa Ana River San Bernardino United States Army Corps of Engineers 1999 Rock-fill 550168145,600179,600
Shasta Lake Shasta Dam Sacramento River Shasta United States Bureau of Reclamation 1945 Gravity 5211594,552,2005,615,000
Shaver Lake Shaver Lake Dam Stevenson Creek Fresno Southern California Edison 1927 Gravity 18055135,283166,869
 ? Sierra Madre Dam Santa Anita Creek Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 1928 Constant radius arch 69215163
Silver Lake Reservoir Silver Lake Reservoir Dam off-stream reservoir Los Angeles Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 1907 Earth ??2,4003,000
Silverwood Lake Cedar Springs Dam Mojave River, West Fork San Bernardino California Department of Water Resources 1971 Earth and rock 2367273,00090,050
Skinner Reservoir Skinner Clearwell Dam off-stream reservoir Riverside Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 1973/1991 Earth 441344,20054,400
Slab Creek Reservoir Slab Creek Dam American River, South Fork El Dorado Sacramento Municipal Utility District 1967 Variable radius arch 2337116,60020,500
Sly Creek Reservoir Sly Creek Dam Lost Creek Butte Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District 1961 Earth 2718365,05080,240
Spring Creek Reservoir Spring Creek Dam Spring Creek Shasta United States Bureau of Reclamation 1963 Earth 184565,8747,246
Stampede Reservoir Stampede Dam Little Truckee River Sierra United States Bureau of Reclamation 1970 Earth 22669226,500279,400
Stevens Creek Reservoir Stevens Creek Dam Stevens Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1935 Earth 129393,4524,258
Stony Gorge Reservoir Stony Gorge Dam Stony Creek Glenn United States Bureau of Reclamation 1928 Gravity 1193650,35062,100
Sugar Pine Reservoir Sugar Pine Dam North Shirttail Creek Placer Foresthill Public Utility District 1981 Earth 251776,9168,531
Sulphur Creek Reservoir Sulphur Creek Dam Sulphur Creek Orange Orange County 1966 Earth 4213520641
Sweetwater Reservoir Sweetwater Dam Sweetwater River San Diego Sweetwater Authority 1888 Gravity-arch type 1088828,07934,635
Thermalito Afterbay Thermalito Afterbay Dam Feather River tributary Butte California Department of Water Resources 1967 Earth 381257,04170,359
Tinemaha Reservoir Tinemaha Dam Owens River Inyo City of Los Angeles 1928 Earth 321016,40520,235
Topaz Lake [lower-alpha 5] Topaz Dam West Walker River Mono Walker River Irrigation District 1922 Earth 12237126,000155,000
Trinity Lake Trinity Dam Trinity River Trinity United States Bureau of Reclamation 1962 Earth 4571392,447,6503,019,130
Tulloch Reservoir Tulloch Dam Stanislaus River Calaveras Oakdale & South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts 1958 Gravity 2056268,40084,400
Turlock Lake Turlock Lake Dam Tuolumne River tributary Stanislaus Turlock Irrigation District 1915 Hydraulic fill 36945,60056,200
Twain Harte Lake Twain Harte Dam Sullivan Creek Tuolumne Twain Harte Lake Association1928Multiple arch dam 3611143176
Twitchell Reservoir Twitchell Dam Cuyama River San Luis Obispo United States Bureau of Reclamation 1958 Earth 21164240,000296,035
Union Valley Reservoir Union Valley Dam Silver Creek (American River tributary) El Dorado Sacramento Municipal Utility District 1963 Earth and rock 453138230,000284,000
Upper San Leandro Reservoir San Leandro Dam San Leandro Creek Alameda & Contra CostaEast Bay Municipal Utility District1926/1977 Earth 1825542,00052,000
 ? Jamestown Mines Tailings Dam Woods Creek tributary Tuolumne Tuolumne County 1994 Rock-fill 2006112,10014,900
Uvas Reservoir Uvas Dam Uvas Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1957 Earth and rock 105329,93512,255
Vail Lake Vail Dam Temecula Creek Riverside Rancho California Water District 1949 Variable radius arch 1524650,00061,500
Vasona Reservoir Vasona Dam Los Gatos Creek Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Water District 1935 Earth and rock 3410495611
 ? Villa Park Dam Santiago Creek Orange Orange County 1963 Earth 1183615,60019,200
West Valley Reservoir West Valley Dam West Valley Creek Modoc South Fork Irrigation District 1936 Earth and rock 652023,00028,000
Whale Rock Reservoir Whale Rock Dam Old Creek San Luis Obispo Whale Rock Commission 1960 Earth 1935940,66250,156
Whiskeytown Lake Whiskeytown Dam Clear Creek Shasta United States Bureau of Reclamation 1963 Earth 26380241,100297,400
Whittier Narrows Reservoir Whittier Narrows Dam San Gabriel River Los Angeles United States Army Corps of Engineers 1957 Earth 561767,06082,720
Woodward Reservoir Woodward Dam Simmons Creek Stanislaus South San Joaquin Irrigation District 1918 Hydraulic fill 652035,00043,000
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Former dams

Proposed dams

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Notes and references

Notes

  1. The "height" listed is the vertical distance from the crest of the dam to the original stream bed at the downstream toe of the dam hydraulic height, not foundation height.
  2. Clear Lake is a natural lake. The dam adds only 315,000 acre-feet (389,000,000 m3) of capacity and controls only the top 7 feet (2.1 m) of the lake.
  3. Donner Lake is a natural lake. The dam adds only 10,300 acre-feet (12,700,000 m3) of capacity and controls only the top 10 feet (3.0 m) of the lake.
  4. Lake Tahoe is a natural lake with a volume of 120 million acre-feet (150 km3). The dam controls only the top 6 feet (1.8 m) of the lake.
  5. The lake is only partially in California, as it sits astride the border between California and Nevada.

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