| Prosser Creek Dam | |
| Coordinates: | 39.3791°N -120.1387°W |
| Dam Crosses: | Prosser Creek |
| Location: | Nevada County, California |
| Dam Type: | earthen and rockfill |
| Owner: | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Res Name: | Prosser Creek Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 29800abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Extra: | National ID # CA10179 |
Prosser Creek Dam (National ID # CA10179) is a dam in Nevada County, California.[1]
The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed from 1959 to 1962 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with a height of feet and a crest length of .[2] It impounds Prosser Creek (a tributary of the Truckee River) for irrigation storage and winter and spring flood control, part of the Bureau's larger Washoe Project in the Tahoe region. The dam is owned and operated by the Bureau.
The reservoir it creates, Prosser Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of about, a shoreline of approximately, and has a capacity of 29800acre feet.[3] Recreation includes fishing (for rainbow and brown trout), boating, camping, hunting, and hiking.[4]