Beardsley Dam Explained

Beardsley Dam
Country:United States
Location:Tuolumne County, California.
Status:Operational
Opening: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.

Water and power

The earthen dam was completed in with a height of, and a length of at its crest.[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]

The reservoir it creates, Beardsley Lake, has a water surface of 1.1 square miles, a maximum capacity of, and a normal capacity of .[3] Recreation includes camping, fishing, and boating.[4]

See also

References

38.2043°N -120.0745°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-09-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904020627/http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CA00263 . 2014-09-04 .
  2. Web site: About Tri-Dam – Tri-Dam Project .
  3. Web site: Beardsley . 2012-09-23 . 2012-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121207054718/http://findlakes.com/beardsley_california~ca00263.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: Beardsley Reservoir – Tri-Dam Project .

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