pine flat dam

Pine Flat Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Kings River in the Central Valley of Fresno County, California United States. Situated about 28 miles east of Fresno, the dam is 440 feet high and impounds Pine Flat Lake, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada just outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National Park. The dam's primary purpose is flood control, wi…
Pine Flat Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Kings River in the Central Valley of Fresno County, California United States. Situated about 28 miles east of Fresno, the dam is 440 feet high and impounds Pine Flat Lake, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada just outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National Park. The dam's primary purpose is flood control, with irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and recreation secondary in importance.
  • Location: Fresno County, California, U.S.
  • Country: United States
  • Status: Operational
  • Construction began: 1947
  • Opening date: 1954
  • Owner(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
  • Type of dam: Concrete gravity

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