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This is a list of the largest reservoirs, or man-made lakes, in the U.S. state of California. All fifty-three reservoirs that contain over 100,000 acre-feet (0.12 km 3) of water at maximum capacity are listed. This includes those formed by raising the level of natural lakes, such as at Lake Tahoe.
Map of water storage and delivery facilities as well as major rivers and cities in the state of California. Central Valley Project systems are in red, and State Water Project in blue. California's interconnected water system serves almost 40 million people and irrigates over 5,680,000 acres (2,300,000 ha) of farmland. [1]
Bucks Storage Dam: Bucks Creek: Plumas: Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 1928: Rock-fill: 122 37: 103,000: ... California American Water Company: 1949 Earth 148 45 ...
The State Water Project, a storage system that serves about 27 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland, spans about two-thirds the length of California. Although 29 public agencies and ...
Photos from the California Department of Water Resources show how water ... The last image was taken March 8 and shows a dramatic improvement in the water level. ... when the reservoir storage was ...
While no one knows the exact amount of water that can be stored within California’s 515 groundwater basins, DWR estimates the total storage capacity at somewhere between 850 million and 1.3 ...
The 1.73 million acre-feet (2.13 km 3) reservoir would have been located along the California Aqueduct several miles south of San Luis Reservoir, and would have allowed for the storage of water during wet years when extra water could be pumped from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. [66]
California's “water year” begins annually on Oct. 1 so it can include all of the fall and winter months when California gets the bulk of its rain and snow. ... Water levels at Lake Oroville ...