Florence Lake Dam

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Florence Lake Dam
Florence Lake Dam is located in California
Florence Lake Dam
Location of Florence Lake Dam in California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37°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 date1926
Owner(s)Southern California Edison
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete multiple-arch
ImpoundsSouth Fork San Joaquin River
Height154 ft (47 m)[1]
Length3,156 ft (962 m)[1]
Reservoir
CreatesFlorence Lake
Total 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 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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  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.


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