Beardsley Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Tuolumne County, California. |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1957 |
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.
The 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]
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Beardsley Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Tuolumne County, California. |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1957 |
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.
The 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]
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