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Terminus Dam
The dam and Lake Kaweah as seen from the visitor center along Route 198
LocationThree Rivers, Tulare County, California, United States
Coordinates36°25′01″N 119°00′14″W / 36.41694°N 119.00389°W / 36.41694; -119.00389
Opening date1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Construction cost$24 million[1]
Owner(s) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsKaweah River
Height255 ft (78 m)[2]
Length2,375 ft (724 m)[2]
Elevation at crest750 ft (230 m)[2]
Dam volume7,000,000 cu yd (5,400,000 m3)[2]
Reservoir
CreatesLake Kaweah
Total capacity185,600 acre⋅ft (0.2289 km3)[2]
Catchment area561 sq mi (1,450 km2)[2]
Surface area1,945 acres (787 ha)[2]
Power Station
Commission date1992
Installed capacity20.09 MW[3]
Annual generation40,894,000 KWh (2001–2012)[4]
Website
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Lake Kaweah / Terminus Dam

Terminus Dam is a dam on the Kaweah River in Tulare County, California in the United States, located near Three Rivers about 15 mi (24 km) from the western boundary of Sequoia National Park and 20 mi (32 km) east of Visalia. The dam forms Lake Kaweah for flood control and irrigation water supply. Completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1962, Terminus is an earthfill dam 255 ft (78 m) high and 2,375 ft (724 m) long. The reservoir has a maximum capacity of 185,600 acre⋅ft (0.2289 km3) of water, although it usually sits at much lower levels.

  1. ^ "Recent District Projects". Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Terminus Dam (TRM)". California Data Exchange Center. California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference FERC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "California Hydroelectric Statistics & Data". California Energy Commission. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

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