Satellite view, showing the main dam and spillway to the right, and auxiliary dam to the left. The Mojave River flows north (up) downstream of the dam.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District[1]
Dam and spillways
Type of dam
Rolled earthfill embankment
Impounds
Mojave River
Height
193 ft (59 m)[1]
Length
2,223 ft (678 m)[1]
Reservoir
Creates
Mojave River Forks Reservoir
Total capacity
179,400 acre⋅ft (221,300,000 m3)[1]
Catchment area
215 sq mi (560 km2)[1]
The Mojave Forks Dam, most often known as the Mojave River Dam, is an earth-fill dry dam across the Mojave River in San Bernardino County, California in the United States. Completed in 1974 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the dam is located at the confluence of the West Fork Mojave River and Deep Creek, and can store approximately 179,400 acre⋅ft (221,300,000 m3) of water.
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