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O'Neill Dam, constructed from 1963 to 1967, is an 87.5 ft (26.7 m), earthfill and rockfill dam, stretching over 3 mi (4.8 km) across the valley of San Luis Creek. With a maximum reservoir depth of 57 ft (17 m), peak inflow to the forebay is 15,600 cu ft (0.44 dam 3 ) per second, from both the San Luis Dam and the Delta–Mendota Canal.
The reservoir serves as a forebay for the South Bay Aqueduct via the South Bay Pumping Plant. From the Bethany Reservoir, the aqueduct flows by gravity approximately 60 mi (97 km) to the O'Neill Forebay at the San Luis Reservoir. From the O'Neill Forebay, it flows approximately 16 mi (26 km) to the Dos Amigos Pumping Plant.
The San Luis Reservoir is an artificial lake on San Luis Creek in the eastern slopes of the Diablo Range of Merced County, California, approximately 12 mi (19 km) west of Los Banos on State Route 152, which crosses Pacheco Pass and runs along its north shore. It is the fifth largest reservoir in California.
The latest reports from Valley, High Sierra, Delta and more. Fishing report, July 13-19: Big fish! 20-inch kokanee at Shaver, 44-inch striper at San Luis Skip to main content
Our reports cover the coast to the High Sierra, and Lake Isabella to New Melones. Fishing report, Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Delta sturgeon, New Melones trout and San Luis striper action are all good. Skip ...
San Luis Reservoir, O'Neill Forebay and San Joaquin Valley farmlands, seen from space. Most of the water stored behind San Luis Dam is used for irrigation. The CVP share of the water is released down the Delta-Mendota Canal into the San Joaquin River, which provides water for 380,000 acres (150,000 ha) of farmland in the central part of the San ...
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