Country United States Type of dam Concrete multiple-arch Creates Florence Lake Catchment area 442.9 km² | Opening date 1926 Length 3,156 ft (962 m) Height 47 m Surface area 120 ha | |
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Impounds South Fork San Joaquin River Owner Southern California Edison Similar Redinger Dam, Shaver Lake, Balsam Meadows Sno‑Park, Mammoth Pool Dam, Friant Dam | ||
Crossing san joaquin river below florence lake dam
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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