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.
Dams in service
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! rowspan="2" | Reservoir
! rowspan="2" | Dam
! rowspan="2" | River
! rowspan="2" | County
! rowspan="2" | Owner
! rowspan="2" | Completed
! rowspan="2" | Type
! colspan="2" | Height of dam
! colspan="2" | Reservoir capacity
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! (ft)
! (m)
! (acre ft)
! (1,000 m<sup>3</sup>)
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| Almaden Reservoir || Almaden Dam || Alamitos Creek || Santa Clara || Santa Clara Valley Water District || 1935 || Earth || ||align="right"|1,586||align="right"|1,956
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| Alpine Lake || Alpine Dam || Lagunitas Creek || Marin || Marin Municipal Water District || 1917 || Gravity || ||align="right"|8,892||align="right"|10,968
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| Anderson Lake || Leroy Anderson Dam || Coyote Creek || Santa Clara || Santa Clara Valley Water District || 1950 || Earth || ||align="right"|91,280||align="right"|112,590
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| Antelope Lake || Antelope Dam || Upper Indian Creek || Plumas || California Department of Water Resources || 1965 || Earth || ||align="right"|22,566||align="right"|27,835
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| Balsam Forebay || Balsam Meadow Dam || Balsam Creek, West Fork || Fresno || Southern California Edison || 1986 || Rock-fill || ||align="right"|2,040||align="right"|2,500
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| Barker Reservoir || Barker Dam || off-stream reservoir || Riverside || Joshua Tree National Park || 1949 || ? || ||align="right"|290|| align="right" |?
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| Barrett Lake || Barrett Dam || Cottonwood Creek || San Diego County || San Diego || 1923 || Concrete gravity || ||align="right"|34,206||align="right"|42,192
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| Bass Lake || Crane Valley Dam || Willow Creek, North Fork || Madera || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1910 || Hydraulic fill || ||align="right"|45,410||align="right"|56,010
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| Bear Gulch Reservoir || Bear Gulch Dam || off-stream reservoir || San Mateo || California Water Service Company || 1896 || Earth || ||align="right"|672||align="right"|829
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| Bear River Reservoir || Bear River Dam || Bear River || Amador || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1900 || Rock-fill || ||align="right"|6,818||align="right"|8,410
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| Beardsley Lake || Beardsley Dam || Stanislaus River, Middle Fork || Tuolumne || Oakdale & South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts || 1957 || Earth and rock || ||align="right"|70,600||align="right"|87,000
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| Bethany Reservoir || Bethany Forebay Dam || Italian Slough tributary || Alameda || California Department of Water Resources || 1961 || Earth || ||align="right"|5,250||align="right"|6,480
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| Big Bear Lake || Bear Valley Dam || Bear Creek || San Bernardino || Big Bear Municipal Water District || 1911 || Multiple arch || ||align="right"|74,000||align="right"|51,000||align="right"|63,000
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| Eastman Lake || Buchanan Dam || Chowchilla River || Madera and Mariposa || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1975 || Earth and rock || ||align="right"|150,000||align="right"|185,000
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| Eaton Wash Reservoir || Eaton Wash Dam || Eaton Wash || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1937 || Rock-fill || ||align="right"|721||align="right"|889
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| El Capitan Reservoir || El Capitan Dam || San Diego River || San Diego || City of San Diego || 1934 || Hydraulic fill || ||align="right"|112,800||align="right"|139,100
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| Elderberry Forebay || Elderberry Forebay Dam || Castaic Creek || Los Angeles || California Department of Water Resources || 1974 || Earth || ||align="right"|28,400||align="right"|35,000
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| Englebright Lake || Englebright Dam || Yuba River || Yuba || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1941 || Variable radius arch || ||align="right"|70,000||align="right"|86,000
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| Fallen Leaf Lake || Fallen Leaf Dam || Taylor Creek || El Dorado || United States Forest Service || 1934 || Gravity || ||align="right"|6,800||align="right"|8,400
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| Farmington Flood Control Basin || Farmington Dam || Rock Creek and Little John Creek || San Joaquin || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1951 || Earth || ||align="right"|52,000||align="right"|64,000
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| Florence Lake || Florence Lake Dam || San Joaquin River, South Fork || Fresno || Southern California Edison || 1926 || Multiple arch || ||align="right"|64,406||align="right"|79,444
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| Folsom Lake || Folsom Dam || American River || Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1956 || Gravity || ||align="right"|975,000||align="right"|1,203,000
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| Foster Lake || Foster Lake Dam || Lily Creek || Riverside || Idyllwild Water District || || Earth || || ||align="right"|55||align="right"|68
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| French Lake Reservoir || French Lake Dam || Canyon Creek || Nevada || Nevada Irrigation District || 1859/1948 || Rock-fill || ||align="right"|55||align="right"|15,400
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| French Meadows Reservoir || L.L. Anderson Dam || American River, Middle Fork || Placer || Placer County Water Authority || 1965 || Earth and rock || ||align="right"|111,333||align="right"|137,327
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| Frenchman Lake || Frenchman Dam || Little Last Chance Creek || Plumas || California Department of Water Resources || 1961 || Earth || ||align="right"|55,477||align="right"|68,430
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| Gene Wash Reservoir || Gene Wash Dam || || San Bernardino || || || || || ||
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| Gibraltar Reservoir || Gibraltar Dam || Santa Ynez River || Santa Barbara || City of Santa Barbara || 1920 || Constant radius arch || ||align="right"|9,998 || Santa Clara || Santa Clara Valley Water District || 1935 || Earth || ||align="right"|3,460||align="right"|4,270
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| Hahamongna || Devil's Gate || Arroyo Seco || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1920 || Gravity and rock ||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|?
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| Hansen Flood-Control Reservoir || Hansen Dam || Tujunga Wash || Los Angeles || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1940 || Earth || ||align="right"|25,446||align="right"|31,387
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| Hensley Lake || Hidden Dam || Fresno River || Madera || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1974 || Earth || ||align="right"|90,000||align="right"|111,000
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| Hernandez Reservoir || Hernandez Dam || San Benito River || San Benito || San Benito County Water District || 1962 || Earth || ||align="right"|18,000||align="right"|22,000
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| Hetch Hetchy Reservoir || O'Shaughnessy Dam || Tuolumne River || Tuolumne || City and County of San Francisco || 1923 || Gravity || ||align="right"|360,000||align="right"|444,000
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| Hollywood Reservoir || Mulholland Dam || Weid Canyon || Los Angeles || Los Angeles Department of Water and Power || 1924 || Gravity || ||align="right"|4,036||align="right"|4,978
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| Hume Lake || Hume Lake Dam || Ten Mile Creek || Fresno || United States Forest Service || 1908 || Multiple arch || ||align="right"|1,410||align="right"|1,740
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| Huntington Lake || Huntington Dams 1, 2, 3, and 4 || Big Creek || Fresno || Southern California Edison || 1913/1919 || Gravity ||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|89,166||align="right"|109,985
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| Imperial Reservoir || Imperial Diversion Dam || Colorado River || Imperial || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1938 || Gravity || ||align="right"|1,000||align="right"|1,200
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| Indian Valley Reservoir || Indian Valley Dam || Cache Creek, North Fork || Lake || Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District || 1976 || Earth || ||align="right"|300,000||align="right"|370,000
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| Iron Canyon Reservoir || Iron Canyon Dam || Iron Canyon Creek || Shasta || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1965 || Earth || ||align="right"|24,300||align="right"|30,000
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| Iron Gate Reservoir || Iron Gate Dam || Klamath River || Siskiyou || PacifiCorp || 1962 || Earth and rock || ||align="right"|58,000||align="right"|72,000
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| Ivanhoe Reservoir || Ivanhoe Reservoir Dam || Manmade || Los Angeles || Los Angeles Department of Water and Power || 1906 || Earth ||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|?
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| Jackson Meadows Reservoir || Jackson Meadows Dam || Yuba River, Middle Fork || Nevada || Nevada Irrigation District || 1965 || Rock-fill || ||align="right"|52,500||align="right"|64,800
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| Jenkinson Lake || Sly Park Dam || Sly Park Creek || El Dorado || El Dorado Irrigation District || 1955 || Earth || ||align="right"|41,000||align="right"|51,000
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| Kent Lake || Peters Dam || Lagunitas Creek || Marin || Marin Municipal Water District || 1954 || Earth || ||align="right"|32,900||align="right"|40,600
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| Keswick Reservoir || Keswick Dam || Sacramento River || Shasta || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1950 || Gravity || ||align="right"|23,772||align="right"|29,345
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| Lafayette Reservoir || || ||Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa || East Bay Municipal Utility District || 1933 || Open-cut || || || align="right"|4,296||align="right"|5,299
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| La Grange Reservoir || La Grange Dam || Tuolumne River || Stanislaus and Tuolumne || Turlock Irrigation District || 1894 || Gravity || ||align="right"|500||align="right"|620
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| || Canyon Dam || Feather River, North Fork || Plumas || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1927 || Hydraulic fill ||align="right"|130||align="right"|40||align="right"|1,308,000||align="right"|1,613,000
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| || Medley Lakes Dam || American River, South Fork, Tributary || El Dorado || El Dorado Irrigation District || 1923 || Gravity ||align="right"|21||align="right"|6||align="right"|5,350||align="right"|6,600
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| || Alpine Dam || Silver Creek || Alpine || Northern California Power Agency || 1906 || Rock ||align="right"|49||align="right"|15||align="right"|4,122||align="right"|5,084
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| || Jackson Creek Dam || Jackson Creek || Amador || Jackson Valley Irrigation District || 1965 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|193||align="right"|59||align="right"|22,000||align="right"|27,000
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| || Lake Arrowhead Dam || Little Bear Creek || San Bernardino || Arrowhead Lake Association || 1922 || Hydraulic fill ||align="right"|190||align="right"|58||align="right"|48,000||align="right"|59,000
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| || Monticello Dam || Putah Creek || Napa || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1957 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|255||align="right"|78||align="right"|1,602,000||align="right"|1,976,000
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| || Pit 3 Dam || Pit River || Shasta || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1925 || Concrete gravity ||align="right"|120||align="right"|37||align="right"|34,600||align="right"|42,678
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| || Bradbury Dam || Santa Ynez River || Santa Barbara || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1953 || Earth ||align="right"|201||align="right"|61||align="right"|205,000||align="right"|253,000
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| || Calero Dam || Deer Creek || Sacramento || Rancho Murieta Community Services District || 1982 || Earth || ||align="right"|2,832||align="right"|3,493
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| || Casitas Dam || Coyote Creek || Ventura || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1959 || Earth ||align="right"|279||align="right"|85||align="right"|254,000||align="right"|313,000
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| || North Fork Dam || North Fork American River || Placer || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1939 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|155||align="right"|47||align="right"|14,700||align="right"|18,100
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| || Grizzly Valley Dam || Big Grizzly Creek || Plumas || California Department of Water Resources || 1966 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|115||align="right"|35||align="right"|83,000||align="right"|102,000
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| || Del Valle Dam || Arroyo Valle || Alameda || California Department of Water Resources || 1968 || Earth ||align="right"|222||align="right"|68||align="right"|77,100||align="right"|95,100
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| || Banning Dam || Eleanor Creek || Ventura || Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency || 1889 || Gravity ||align="right"|37||align="right"|11||align="right"|?||align="right"|?
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| || Austrian Dam || Los Gatos Creek || Santa Clara || San Jose Water Agency || 1950 || Earth ||align="right"|185||align="right"|56||align="right"|6,200||align="right"|7,650
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| ||Hall Mill Dam|| Indian Creek || Riverside || U.S. Forest Service || || || || || ||
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| ||Gallaher Dam|| Bear Trap Creek || Riverside || California Inland Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America ||1966|| || || || ||
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| || Lake Gregory Dam || Houston Creek || San Bernardino || San Bernardino County Regional Parks Division || 1938 || Earth ||align="right"|90||align="right"|27||align="right"|2,100||align="right"|2,600
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| || Parker Dam || Colorado River || San Bernardino and Mohave || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1938 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|75||align="right"|23||align="right"|648,000||align="right"|799,000
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| || Lake Hemet Dam || San Jacinto River || Riverside || Lake Hemet Municipal Water District || 1895 || Masonry (arch) ||align="right"|135||align="right"|41||align="right"|8,100||align="right"|9,800
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| || Conn Creek Dam || Conn Creek || Napa || City of Napa || 1946 || Earth ||align="right"|125||align="right"|38||align="right"|31,000||align="right"|38,000
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| || Henshaw Dam || San Luis Rey River || San Diego || Vista Irrigation District || 1923 || Hydraulic fill ||align="right"|123||align="right"|37.5||align="right"|53,400||align="right"|65,700
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| || Lake Hodges Dam || San Dieguito River || San Diego || City of San Diego || 1918 || Multiple arch ||align="right"|131||align="right"|40||align="right"|30,250||align="right"|37,200
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| || Santiago Dam || Santiago Creek || Orange || Serrano Water District and Irvine Ranch Water District || 1933 || Earth ||align="right"|136||align="right"|41||align="right"|25,000||align="right"|31,000
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| || Isabella Dam || Kern River || Kern || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1953 || Earth ||align="right"|185||align="right"|56||align="right"|568,000||align="right"|701,000
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| || Chet Harritt Dam || Quail Canyon Creek || San Diego || Helix Water District || 1962 || Earth ||align="right"|200||align="right"|61||align="right"|9,790||align="right"|12,080
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| || Terminus Dam || Kaweah River || Tulare || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1962 || Earth ||align="right"|255||align="right"|78||align="right"|143,000||align="right"|176,000
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| || Lagunitas Dam || Lagunitas Creek || Marin || Marin Municipal Water District || 1872 || Earth ||align="right"|48||align="right"|15||align="right"|341||align="right"|421
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| || Loveland Dam || Sweetwater River || San Diego || South Bay Irrigation District || 1945 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|203||align="right"|62||align="right"|25,400||align="right"|31,300
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| || Mathews Dam || Cajalco Creek tributary || Riverside || Metropolitan Water District of Southern California || 1938 || Earth ||align="right"|264||align="right"|80||align="right"|182,000||align="right"|224,000
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| || New Exchequer Dam || Merced River || Mariposa || Merced Irrigation District || 1967 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|479||align="right"|146||align="right"|1,032,000||align="right"|1,273,000
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| || Coyote Valley Dam || East Fork Russian River || Mendocino || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1959 || Earth ||align="right"|164||align="right"|50||align="right"|122,400||align="right"|151,000
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| Nacimiento Reservoir || Nacimiento Dam || Nacimiento River || San Luis Obispo || Monterey County Water Resources Agency|| 1958 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|210||align="right"|64||align="right"|377,900|| align="right" |466,133
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| || Nimbus Dam || American River || Sacramento || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1955 || Gravity ||align="right"|47||align="right"|14||align="right"|8,760||align="right"|10,810
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| || Oroville Dam || Feather River || Butte || California Department of Water Resources || 1968 || Earth ||align="right"|742||align="right"|226||align="right"|3,537,577||align="right"|4,363,530
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| || Harold Reservoir Dam || Antelope Valley tributary || Los Angeles || Palmdale Water District || 1891 || Earth ||align="right"|30||align="right"|9||align="right"|3,870||align="right"|4,774
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| || Perris Dam || Bernasconi Pass || Riverside || California Department of Water Resources || 1973 || Earth ||align="right"|130||align="right"|40||align="right"|131,452||align="right"|162,143
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| || Scott Dam || Eel River || Lake || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1921 || Gravity ||align="right"|138||align="right"|42||align="right"|73,000||align="right"|90,000
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| || Santa Felicia Dam || Piru Creek || Ventura || United Water Conservation District || 1955 || Earth ||align="right"|213||align="right"|65||align="right"|100,000||align="right"|123,000
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| || Ramona Dam || Green Valley Road Creek || San Diego || Ramona Municipal Water District || 1988 || Earth ||align="right"|228||align="right"|69||align="right"|12,200||align="right"|15,000
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| || Sabrina Dam || Bishop Creek, Middle Fork || Inyo || Southern California Edison || 1908 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|70||align="right"|21||align="right"|8,376||align="right"|10,332
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| San Antonio Reservoir || San Antonio Dam || San Antonio River || Monterey || Monterey County Water Resources Agency|| 1965 || Earth ||align="right"|202||align="right"|62||align="right"|335,000|| align="right" |413,216
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| || Shasta River Dam || Shasta River || Siskiyou || Montague Water Conservation District || 1928 || Hydraulic fill ||align="right"|96||align="right"|29||align="right"|50,000||align="right"|60,000
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| || Lake Sherwood Dam || Potrero Valley Creek || Ventura || Sherwood Development Company || 1904 || Constant radius arch ||align="right"|45||align="right"|14||align="right"|2,600||align="right"|3,200
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| || Box Canyon Dam || Sacramento River || Siskiyou || Siskiyou County Flood Control & Water Conservation District || 1969 || Gravity ||align="right"|204||align="right"|62||align="right"|26,000||align="right"|32,000
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| || Warm Springs Dam || Dry Creek || Sonoma || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1982 || Earth ||align="right"|319||align="right"|97||align="right"|381,000||align="right"|470,000
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| || Lake Spaulding Dam || Yuba River, South Fork || Nevada || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1913 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|275||align="right"|84||align="right"|74,773||align="right"|92,231
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| || Success Dam || Tule River || Tulare || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1961 || Earth ||align="right"|142||align="right"|43||align="right"|82,300||align="right"|101,500
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| || Lake Tahoe Dam || Truckee River || Placer || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1913 || Gravity ||align="right"|14||align="right"|4||align="right"|732,000||align="right"|903,000
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| || Vermilion Valley Dam || Mono Creek || Fresno || Southern California Edison || 1954 || Earth ||align="right"|167||align="right"|51||align="right"|125,000||align="right"|154,000
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| || Van Arsdale Dam || South Eel River || Mendocino || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1907 || Gravity ||align="right"|96||align="right"|29||align="right"|700||align="right"|860
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| || Wishon Dam || North Fork Kings River|| Fresno || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1958 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|265||align="right"|81||align="right"|118,000||align="right"|146,000
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| || Lake Yosemite Dam || Merced River tributary || Merced || Merced Irrigation District || 1888 || Earth ||align="right"|53||align="right"|16||align="right"|8,101||align="right"|9,992
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| Lewiston Lake || Lewiston Dam || Trinity River || Trinity || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1963 || Earth ||align="right"|35.5||align="right"|10.8||align="right"|14,660||align="right"|18,080
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| Lexington Reservoir || James J. Lenihan Dam || Los Gatos Creek || Santa Clara || Santa Clara Valley Water District || 1953 || Earth ||align="right"|208||align="right"|63||align="right"|19,044||align="right"|23,490
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| Little Grass Valley Reservoir || Little Grass Valley Dam || South Fork Feather River || Plumas || South Feather Water and Power Agency || 1961 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|210||align="right"|64||align="right"|93,010||align="right"|114,730
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| Little Rock Reservoir || Little Rock Dam || Little Rock Creek || Los Angeles || Little Rock Creek Irrigation District || 1924 || Gravity ||align="right"|124||align="right"|38||align="right"|4,600||align="right"|5,700
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| Loch Lomond (California) || Newell Creek Dam || Newell Creek || Santa Cruz || Santa Cruz Water Dept.|| 1960 || Earth || ||align="right"|9,200||align="right"|11,300
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| Loon Lake || Loon Lake Dam || Gerle Creek || El Dorado || Sacramento Municipal Utility District || 1963 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|108||align="right"|33||align="right"|76,500||align="right"|94,500
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| Lopez Lake || Lopez Dam || Arroyo Grande Creek || San Luis Obispo || San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District || 1969 || Earth ||align="right"|166||align="right"|51||align="right"|52,500||align="right"|64,800
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|Los Padres Reservoir
|Los Padres Dam
|Carmel River
|Monterey
|California American Water Company
|1949
|Earth
|148
|45
|1,775
|2,189
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| Los Vaqueros Reservoir (expanded) || Los Vaqueros Dam || off stream reservoir storing Delta diversions || Contra Costa || Contra Costa Water District || 2012 || Earth ||align="right"|218||align="right"|70||align="right"|160,000||align="right"|200,000
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| Lower Bear River Reservoir || Lower Bear River Dam || Bear River, Lower || Amador || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1952 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|253||align="right"|77||align="right"|48,750||align="right"|60,130
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| Lower Hell Hole Reservoir || Lower Hell Hole Dam || Rubicon River || Placer || Placer County Water Authority || 1966 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|410||align="right"|125||align="right"|208,400||align="right"|257,100
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| Lower Otay Reservoir || Savage Dam || Otay River || San Diego || City of San Diego || 1919 || Gravity ||align="right"|149||align="right"|45||align="right"|49,510||align="right"|61,070
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| Lyons Reservoir || Lyons Dam || Stanislaus River, South Fork || Tuolumne || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1930 || Arch dam ||align="right"|132||align="right"|40||align="right"|6,400||align="right"|7,894
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| Malibu Reservoir || Rindge Dam || Malibu Creek || Los Angeles || California Department of Parks and Recreation || 1924 || Arch ||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|?
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| Mammoth Pool Reservoir || Mammoth Pool Dam || San Joaquin River || Fresno and Madera || Southern California Edison || 1960 || Earth ||align="right"|406||align="right"|124||align="right"|123,000||align="right"|152,000
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| Martis Creek Lake || Martis Creek Dam || Martis Creek || Nevada || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1972 || Earth ||align="right"|113||align="right"|34||align="right"|20,400||align="right"|25,200
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| McCloud Reservoir || McCloud Dam || McCloud River || Shasta || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1965 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|240||align="right"|73||align="right"|35,300||align="right"|43,500
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| McKay's Point Reservoir || McKay's Point Diversion Dam || Stanislaus River, North Fork || Calaveras || Calaveras County Water District || 1989 || Constant radius arch ||align="right"|233||align="right"|71||align="right"|2,100||align="right"|2,600
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| Millerton Lake || Friant Dam || San Joaquin River || Fresno and Madera || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1942 || Gravity ||align="right"|299||align="right"|91||align="right"|520,500||align="right"|642,000
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| Mittry Lake || Laguna Diversion Dam || Colorado River || Imperial || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1909 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|10||align="right"|3||align="right"|1,950||align="right"|2,410
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| Moccasin Reservoir || Moccasin Dam || Moccasin Creek || Tuolumne || San Francisco Public Utilities Commission || 1930 || Rock ||align="right"|60||align="right"|18||align="right"|554||align="right"|683
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| Modesto Reservoir || Modesto Reservoir Dam || Tuolumne River tributary || Stanislaus || Modesto Irrigation District || 1911 || Earth ||align="right"|36||align="right"|9||align="right"|29,000||align="right"|36,000
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| Mojave River Forks Reservoir || Mojave Forks Dam || Mojave River, West Fork || San Bernardino || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1971 || Earth ||align="right"|204||align="right"|62||align="right"|89,700||align="right"|110,600
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| Moon Lake || Tule Lake Dam || Cedar Creek || Lassen || John Hancock Mutual Insurance Company || 1904 || Earth ||align="right"|16||align="right"|5||align="right"|39,500||align="right"|48,700
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| Morena Reservoir || Morena Dam || Cottonwood Creek || San Diego || City of San Diego || 1912 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|181||align="right"|55||align="right"|50,206||align="right"|61,929
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| Morris Reservoir || Morris Dam || San Gabriel River || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1935 || Gravity ||align="right"|245||align="right"|75||align="right"|27,500||align="right"|33,900
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| Mountain Meadows Reservoir || Indian Ole Dam || Hamilton Creek || Lassen || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1929 || Flashboard and buttress ||align="right"|26||align="right"|8||align="right"|24,800||align="right"|30,600
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| New Bullards Bar Reservoir || New Bullards Bar Dam || Yuba River, North Fork || Yuba || Yuba County Water Agency || 1970 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|635||align="right"|194||align="right"|969,600||align="right"|1,196,000
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| New Hogan Lake || New Hogan Dam || Calaveras River || Calaveras || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1963 || Earth ||align="right"|210||align="right"|64||align="right"|317,000||align="right"|391,000
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| New Lake || New Lake Dam || Little Bear Creek || San Bernardino || San Bernardino County || 1976 || Earth ||align="right"|225||align="right"|69||align="right"|1,970||align="right"|2,430
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| New Melones Lake || New Melones Dam || Stanislaus River || Calaveras || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1979 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|578||align="right"|176||align="right"|2,400,000||align="right"|2,960,000
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| New Spicer Meadow Reservoir || New Spicer Meadow Dam || Highland Creek || Tuolumne and Alpine || Calaveras County Water District || 1989 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|262||align="right"|80||align="right"|189,000||align="right"|233,000
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| Nicasio Reservoir || Seeger Dam || Nicasio Creek || Marin || Marin Municipal Water District || 1961 || Earth ||align="right"|115||align="right"|35||align="right"|22,400||align="right"|27,600
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| Olivenhain Reservoir || Olivenhain Dam || Escondido Creek tributary || San Diego || San Diego County Water Authority || 2003 || Gravity ||align="right"|309||align="right"|94||align="right"|24,900||align="right"|30,700
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| O'Neill Forebay || O'Neill Dam || San Luis Creek || Merced || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1967 || Earth ||align="right"|64||align="right"|20||align="right"|56,400||align="right"|69,600
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| Pacheco Reservoir || North Fork Dam || North Fork Pacheco Creek || Santa Clara || Pacheco Pass Water District || 1939 || Earth ||align="right"|100||align="right"|30||align="right"|6,150||align="right"|7,590
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| Pacoima Reservoir || Pacoima Dam || Pacoima Creek || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1929 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|365||align="right"|111||align="right"|3,777||align="right"|4,659
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| Palm Canyon Dam Reservoir || Palm Canyon Dam || || Riverside || Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians || || || || || ||
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| none (Palo Verde Valley Irrigation District) || Palo Verde Diversion Dam || Colorado River || Riverside || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1957 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|46||align="right"|14||align="right"|?||align="right"|?
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| Pardee Reservoir || Pardee Dam || Mokelumne River || Amador and Calaveras || East Bay Municipal Utility District || 1929 || Gravity ||align="right"|345||align="right"|105||align="right"|179,950||align="right"|221,960
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| Pilarcitos Reservoir || Pilarcitos Dam || Pilarcitos Creek || San Mateo || San Francisco Public Utilities Commission || 1864 || || || || ||
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| Pine Flat Lake || Pine Flat Dam || Kings River || Fresno || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1954 || Gravity ||align="right"|440||align="right"|134||align="right"|1,000,000||align="right"|1,230,000
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| Pinecrest Lake || Main Strawberry Dam || Stanislaus River, South Fork || Tuolumne || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1916 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|143||align="right"|44||align="right"|18,312||align="right"|22,588
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| Pit Six Reservoir || Pit 6 Dam || Pit River || Shasta || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1965 || Gravity ||align="right"|172||align="right"|52||align="right"|15,700||align="right"|19,400
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| Pit 7 Reservoir || Pit 7 Dam || Pit River || Shasta || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1965 || Gravity ||align="right"|230||align="right"|70||align="right"|34,000||align="right"|42,000
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| Poe Reservoir || Poe Dam || North Fork Feather River || Butte || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1959 || Diversion ||align="right"|62||align="right"|19||align="right"|1,150||align="right"|1,418
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| Prado Reservoir || Prado Dam || Santa Ana River || Riverside and San Bernardino || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1941 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|106||align="right"|32||align="right"|314,400||align="right"|387,800
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| Prosser Creek Reservoir || Prosser Creek Dam || Prosser Creek || Nevada || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1962 || Earth ||align="right"|133||align="right"|41||align="right"|29,800||align="right"|36,800
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| Puddingstone Reservoir || Puddingstone Dam || Walnut Creek || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1928 || Earth ||align="right"|147||align="right"|45||align="right"|16,342||align="right"|20,158
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| Pyramid Lake || Pyramid Dam || Piru Creek || Los Angeles || California Department of Water Resources || 1973 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|386||align="right"|118||align="right"|180,000||align="right"|222,000
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| Redinger Lake || Big Creek 7 Dam || San Joaquin River || Fresno || Southern California Edison || 1951 || Gravity ||align="right"|233||align="right"|71||align="right"|35,000||align="right"|43,000
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| Rollins Reservoir || Rollins Dam || Bear River || Nevada || Nevada Irrigation District || 1965 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|242||align="right"|74||align="right"|66,000||align="right"|81,000
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| Rowena Reservoir || Rowena Reservoir Dam || off-stream reservoir || Los Angeles || Los Angeles Department of Water and Power || 1901 || Earth ||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|30||align="right"|39
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| Ruth Reservoir || Robert W. Matthews Dam || Mad River || Trinity || Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District || 1962 || Earth ||align="right"|150||align="right"|46||align="right"|51,800||align="right"|63,900
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| Salt Spring Valley Reservoir || Salt Springs Valley Dam || Rock Creek || Calaveras || Rock Creek Water District || 1882 || Earth ||align="right"|47||align="right"|14||align="right"|10,900||align="right"|13,400
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| Salt Springs Reservoir || Salt Springs Dam || Mokelumne River, North Fork || Amador and Calaveras || Pacific Gas and Electric Company || 1931 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|332||align="right"|101||align="right"|141,900||align="right"|175,000
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| San Andreas Lake || San Andreas Dam || San Mateo Creek tributary || San Mateo || City and County of San Francisco || 1870 || Earth ||align="right"|107||align="right"|33||align="right"|19,027||align="right"|23,470
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| San Antonio Reservoir || James H. Turner Dam || San Antonio Creek || Alameda || City and County of San Francisco || 1964 || Earth ||align="right"|193||align="right"|59||align="right"|50,500||align="right"|62,300
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| San Antonio Reservoir || San Antonio Dam || San Antonio Creek || San Bernardino || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1956 || Earth ||align="right"|160||align="right"|49||align="right"|7,582||align="right"|9,352
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| San Gabriel Reservoir || San Gabriel Dam No. 1|| San Gabriel River || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1938 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|320||align="right"|98||align="right"|44,183||align="right"|54,499
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| San Joaquin Reservoir || San Joaquin Reservoir Dam || Bonita Creek tributary || Orange || Irvine Ranch Water District || 1966 || Earth ||align="right"|224||align="right"|68||align="right"|3,036||align="right"|3,745
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| San Luis Reservoir || B.F. Sisk Dam (AKA San Luis Dam) || San Luis Creek || Merced || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1967 || Earth ||align="right"|305||align="right"|93||align="right"|2,041,000||align="right"|2,518,000
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| San Pablo Reservoir || San Pablo Dam || San Pablo Creek || Contra Costa || East Bay Municipal Utility District || 1920 || Earth ||align="right"|170||align="right"|52||align="right"|43,193||align="right"|53,278
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| San Vicente Reservoir || San Vicente Dam || San Vicente Creek || San Diego || City of San Diego || 1943 || Gravity ||align="right"|203||align="right"|62||align="right"|242,000||align="right"|298,500
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| Santa Anita Reservoir || Big Santa Anita Dam || Rio Hondo tributary || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1927 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|225||align="right"|69||align="right"|858||align="right"|1,058
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| Santa Fe Reservoir || Santa Fe Dam || San Gabriel River || Los Angeles || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1947 || Earth ||align="right"|92||align="right"|28||align="right"|30,887||align="right"|38,098
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| Santa Margarita Lake || Salinas Dam || Salinas River || San Luis Obispo || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1942 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|135||align="right"|41||align="right"|26,000||align="right"|32,000
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| Santa Rosa Creek Reservoir || Santa Rosa Creek Dam || Santa Rosa Creek tributary || Sonoma || Sonoma County Water Agency || 1963 || Earth ||align="right"|37||align="right"|11||align="right"|3,550||align="right"|4,379
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| Scotts Flat Reservoir || Scotts Flat Dam || Deer Creek || Nevada County || Nevada Irrigation District || 1948 || Earth ||align="right"|175||align="right"|53||align="right"|49,000||align="right"|60,000
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| Searsville Lake || Searsville Dam || Corte Madera Creek || San Mateo County || Stanford University || 1890 || Gravity ||align="right"|68||align="right"|21||align="right"|952||align="right"|1,170
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| Sepulveda Flood Control Basin || Sepulveda Dam || Los Angeles River || Los Angeles || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1941 || Earth ||align="right"|57||align="right"|17||align="right"|17,425||align="right"|21,493
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| Seven Oaks Reservoir || Seven Oaks Dam || Santa Ana River || San Bernardino || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1999 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|550||align="right"|168||align="right"|145,600||align="right"|179,600
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| Shasta Lake || Shasta Dam || Sacramento River || Shasta || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1945 || Gravity ||align="right"|521||align="right"|159||align="right"|4,552,200||align="right"|5,615,000
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| Shaver Lake || Shaver Lake Dam || Stevenson Creek || Fresno || Southern California Edison || 1927 || Gravity ||align="right"|180||align="right"|55||align="right"|135,283||align="right"|166,869
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| ? || Sierra Madre Dam || Santa Anita Creek || Los Angeles || Los Angeles County Department of Public Works || 1928 || Constant radius arch ||align="right"|69||align="right"|21||align="right"|51||align="right"|63
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| Silver Lake Reservoir || Silver Lake Reservoir Dam || off-stream reservoir || Los Angeles || Los Angeles Department of Water and Power || 1907 || Earth ||align="right"|?||align="right"|?||align="right"|2,400||align="right"|3,000
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| Silverwood Lake || Cedar Springs Dam || Mojave River, West Fork || San Bernardino || California Department of Water Resources || 1971 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|236||align="right"|72||align="right"|73,000||align="right"|90,050
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| Skinner Reservoir || Skinner Clearwell Dam || off-stream reservoir || Riverside || Metropolitan Water District of Southern California || 1973/1991 || Earth ||align="right"|44||align="right"|13||align="right"|44,200||align="right"|54,400
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| Slab Creek Reservoir || Slab Creek Dam || American River, South Fork || El Dorado || Sacramento Municipal Utility District || 1967 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|233||align="right"|71||align="right"|16,600||align="right"|20,500
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| Sly Creek Reservoir || Sly Creek Dam || Lost Creek || Butte || Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District || 1961 || Earth ||align="right"|271||align="right"|83||align="right"|65,050||align="right"|80,240
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| Spring Creek Reservoir || Spring Creek Dam || Spring Creek || Shasta || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1963 || Earth ||align="right"|184||align="right"|56||align="right"|5,874||align="right"|7,246
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| Stampede Reservoir || Stampede Dam || Little Truckee River || Sierra || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1970 || Earth ||align="right"|226||align="right"|69||align="right"|226,500||align="right"|279,400
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| Stevens Creek Reservoir || Stevens Creek Dam || Stevens Creek || Santa Clara || Santa Clara Valley Water District || 1935 || Earth ||align="right"|129||align="right"|39||align="right"|3,452||align="right"|4,258
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| Stony Gorge Reservoir || Stony Gorge Dam || Stony Creek || Glenn || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1928 || Gravity ||align="right"|119||align="right"|36||align="right"|50,350||align="right"|62,100
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| Sugar Pine Reservoir || Sugar Pine Dam || North Shirttail Creek || Placer || Foresthill Public Utility District || 1981 || Earth ||align="right"|251||align="right"|77||align="right"|6,916||align="right"|8,531
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| Sulphur Creek Reservoir || Sulphur Creek Dam || Sulphur Creek || Orange || Orange County || 1966 || Earth ||align="right"|42||align="right"|13||align="right"|520||align="right"|641
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| Sweetwater Reservoir || Sweetwater Dam || Sweetwater River || San Diego || Sweetwater Authority || 1888 || Gravity-arch type ||align="right"|108||align="right"|88||align="right"|28,079||align="right"|34,635
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| Thermalito Afterbay || Thermalito Afterbay Dam || Feather River tributary || Butte || California Department of Water Resources || 1967 || Earth ||align="right"|38||align="right"|12||align="right"|57,041||align="right"|70,359
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| Tinemaha Reservoir || Tinemaha Dam || Owens River || Inyo || City of Los Angeles || 1928 || Earth ||align="right"|32||align="right"|10||align="right"|16,405||align="right"|20,235
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| Topaz Lake || Topaz Dam || West Walker River || Mono || Walker River Irrigation District || 1922 || Earth ||align="right"|122||align="right"|37||align="right"|126,000||align="right"|155,000
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| Trinity Lake || Trinity Dam || Trinity River || Trinity || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1962 || Earth ||align="right"|457||align="right"|139||align="right"|2,447,650||align="right"|3,019,130
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| Tulloch Reservoir || Tulloch Dam || Stanislaus River || Calaveras || Oakdale & South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts || 1958 || Gravity ||align="right"|205||align="right"|62||align="right"|68,400||align="right"|84,400
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| Turlock Lake || Turlock Lake Dam || Tuolumne River tributary || Stanislaus || Turlock Irrigation District || 1915 || Hydraulic fill ||align="right"|36||align="right"|9||align="right"|45,600||align="right"|56,200
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| Twain Harte Lake || Twain Harte Dam || Sullivan Creek || Tuolumne || Twain Harte Lake Association || 1928 || Multiple arch dam ||align="right"|36||align="right"|11||align="right"|143||align="right"|176
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| Twitchell Reservoir || Twitchell Dam || Cuyama River || San Luis Obispo || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1958 || Earth ||align="right"|211||align="right"|64||align="right"|240,000||align="right"|296,035
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| Union Valley Reservoir || Union Valley Dam || Silver Creek (American River tributary) || El Dorado || Sacramento Municipal Utility District || 1963 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|453||align="right"|138||align="right"|230,000||align="right"|284,000
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| Upper San Leandro Reservoir || |San Leandro Dam || San Leandro Creek || Alameda & Contra Costa ||East Bay Municipal Utility District || 1926/1977 ||Earth ||align="right"|182||align="right"|55 ||align="right"|42,000||align="right"|52,000
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| ? || Jamestown Mines Tailings Dam || Woods Creek tributary || Tuolumne || Tuolumne County || 1994 || Rock-fill ||align="right"|200||align="right"|61||align="right"|12,100||align="right"|14,900
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| Uvas Reservoir || Uvas Dam || Uvas Creek || Santa Clara || Santa Clara Valley Water District || 1957 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|105||align="right"|32||align="right"|9,935||align="right"|12,255
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| Vail Lake || Vail Dam || Temecula Creek || Riverside || Rancho California Water District || 1949 || Variable radius arch ||align="right"|152||align="right"|46||align="right"|50,000||align="right"|61,500
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| Vasona Reservoir || Vasona Dam || Los Gatos Creek || Santa Clara || Santa Clara Valley Water District || 1935 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|34||align="right"|10||align="right"|495||align="right"|611
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| ? || Villa Park Dam || Santiago Creek || Orange || Orange County || 1963 || Earth ||align="right"|118||align="right"|36||align="right"|15,600||align="right"|19,200
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| West Valley Reservoir || West Valley Dam || West Valley Creek || Modoc || South Fork Irrigation District || 1936 || Earth and rock ||align="right"|65||align="right"|20||align="right"|23,000||align="right"|28,000
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| Whale Rock Reservoir || Whale Rock Dam || Old Creek || San Luis Obispo || Whale Rock Commission || 1960 || Earth ||align="right"|193||align="right"|59||align="right"|40,662||align="right"|50,156
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| Whiskeytown Lake || Whiskeytown Dam || Clear Creek || Shasta || United States Bureau of Reclamation || 1963 || Earth ||align="right"|263||align="right"|80||align="right"|241,100||align="right"|297,400
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| Whittier Narrows Reservoir || Whittier Narrows Dam || San Gabriel River || Los Angeles || United States Army Corps of Engineers || 1957 || Earth ||align="right"|56||align="right"|17||align="right"|67,060||align="right"|82,720
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| Woodward Reservoir || Woodward Dam || Simmons Creek || Stanislaus || South San Joaquin Irrigation District || 1918 || Hydraulic fill ||align="right"|65||align="right"|20||align="right"|35,000||align="right"|43,000
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:Please add to this list from the below sources.
Former dams
- Baldwin Hills Reservoir (1947–1963) - failed December 14, 1963
- St. Francis Dam (1926–1928) - failed March 12, 1928
- San Clemente Dam - intentionally removed in 2015-2016 because of environmental issues
- Van Norman Dams (1911–1971) - failed February 9, 1971, in 1971 San Fernando earthquake
Proposed dams
- Ah Pah Dam (defunct)
- Auburn Dam (defunct)
- Centennial Dam
- Sites Reservoir
- Temperance Flat Dam
See also
- California State Water Project
- List of dam removals in California
- List of lakes in California
- List of largest reservoirs of California
- List of power stations in California
- List of the tallest dams in the United States
- List of United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
- Water in California
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
- California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams
- Reservoir Information: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Flood Management
- California Reservoirs Alphabetical Index