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Loch Lomond (California) Newell Creek Dam: Newell Creek: Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Water Dept. [7] 1960: Earth: 190 58: 9,200: 11,300 Loon Lake: Loon Lake Dam: Gerle Creek: El Dorado: Sacramento Municipal Utility District: 1963: Rock-fill: 108: 33: 76,500: 94,500 Lopez Lake: Lopez Dam: Arroyo Grande Creek: San Luis Obispo: San Luis Obispo County ...
The Santiago Creek watershed covers about 100.6 square miles (261 km 2) in northern Orange County. The upper part of the creek is free-flowing, while the lower section is urbanized and includes parts of the cities of Tustin, Orange, and Santa Ana. Below the Villa Park Dam the creek is mostly channelized and flows only during heavy winter storms.
The reservoir's waters are impounded by Vermilion Valley Dam (National ID CA00441), which was completed in 1954 (70 years ago) (). [2] The reservoir and dam are part of the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project .
Anti-dam proponents point to a growing trend in habitat restoration nationally with over 500 dams removed in recent years. [15] The first major tributary to San Francisquito Creek is Los Trancos Creek, which joins from the left (heading downstream) just north of I-280. 3-D Map of San Francisquito Creek Watershed
The Army Weir controls the amount of water flowing into the South Fork and North Fork's flow is controlled by Island Weir, which is adjacent to Army Weir. Fresno Slough diverges from the North Fork and flows northwest, seasonally carrying floodwaters from the Kings River to the San Joaquin River at Mendota .
Sacramento experienced several severe floods prior to construction of the bypass. The Yolo Basin, a depression formed during the last ice age, [3]: 3.4-1 would fill up with water during the winter months from seasonal rainfall and runoff into the three rivers surrounding what is now the city of Sacramento (Sacramento, San Joaquin, and American).
Map showing the main Orange County watersheds and watercourses. This is a list of rivers of Orange County, California, part of the Greater Los Angeles Area in Southern California.The Santa Ana River and San Gabriel River are the largest in Orange County; their extensive watersheds extend into neighboring Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Big Creek A-Frame Dam 30 ft (9.1 m) 2003 Brandy Creek Point Four Dam 6 ft (1.8 m) 1993 Butte Creek Henry Danninbrink Dam 1927 Canyon Creek Red Hill Mining Do. Dam 30 ft (9.1 m) 1951 Canyon Creek Lake Christopher Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 1994 Cold Creek Unnamed dam: 5 ft (1.5 m) 2002 Ferrari Creek Russell Dam (Hinkley Dam) 11 ft (3.4 m) 1922