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  2. List of dams and reservoirs in California - Wikipedia

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    California Department of Water Resources: 1965: Earth: 120 37: 22,566: 27,835 ... Department of Water Resources Division of Safety of Dams (2009). "Listing of Dams".

  3. Castaic Dam - Wikipedia

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    Castaic Dam is an embankment dam in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, in the unincorporated area of Castaic. Although located on Castaic Creek, a major tributary of the Santa Clara River, Castaic Creek provides little of its water. The lake is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, part of the State Water Project.

  4. California Department of Water Resources - Wikipedia

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    In response to the St. Francis Dam disaster, California Legislature creates a dam safety program; 1933 Bond act approved for Central Valley Project (CVP), but due to dwindling state coffers from the Great Depression, funding was not enough for the state government to build the project, thus the CVP was turned over to the U.S. federal government ...

  5. Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two ...

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    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.

  6. In California, momentum around removing dams that do more ...

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    In California alone, thousands of dams provide a long list of human-centered services. From flood control to hydroelectricity to water for drinking and irrigation, dams contribute to the way of ...

  7. California dam raise would take more Delta water. Why are ...

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    Funded mainly by the 1978 Safety of Dams Act, the project will raise the 382-foot-tall dam by 10 feet and add additional safety features designed to ease concerns of widespread flooding if ...

  8. List of dam removals in California - Wikipedia

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    Dam Height Expected year Location Watercourse Watershed Notes Copco Number 1 Dam: 132 ft (40 m) 2024 Siskiyou County: Klamath River: Klamath River: After more than 20 years of advocacy from the Un-Dam the Klamath movement, three dams on the Klamath River in California are expected to be removed by November 2024. [8]

  9. The largest dam removal in history stirs hopes of restoring ...

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    Work on the dam removal project began in June. The smallest dam, Copco No. 2, was torn down by crews using heavy machinery. The other three dams are set to be dismantled next year, starting with a ...