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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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.
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.
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.
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.
The lake is only partially in California, as it sits astride the border between California and Nevada.
References
- Department of Water Resources Division of Safety of Dams (2009). "Listing of Dams". California Data Exchange Center. State of California. Retrieved April 1, 2009.