La Grange Dam
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The La Grange Dam is a masonry
-gravity diversion
dam on the Tuolumne River
near La Grange, California
. The dam was completed in 1883 by the Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District in an effort to divert water into their canal systems for local farmers.
The La Grange Dam is two miles (3 km) downstream of the New Don Pedro Dam
and not only serves to regulate its outflows but diverts water from the Don Pedro’s much larger reservoir into two canals on either side of the river. Each year, an average of 885000 acre.ft of water is diverted.
The La Grange Dam also diverts water to a small 4 MW hydroelectric power station above the east bank of the Tuolumne River that is operated by the Turlock Irrigation District.
Masonry dam
Masonry dams are dams made out of masonry; mainly stone and brick. They are either the gravity or the arch type.The largest masonry dam of the world is Nagarjunasagar Dam in India....
-gravity diversion
Diversion dam
A diversion dam is the term for a dam that diverts all or a portion of the flow of a river from its natural course. Diversion dams do not generally impound water in a reservoir...
dam on the Tuolumne River
Tuolumne River
The Tuolumne River is a California river that flows nearly from the central Sierra Nevada to the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley...
near La Grange, California
La Grange, California
La Grange is a small unincorporated community in rural Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its altitude is 249 feet. As of 2008 it has a population of 345. , and it is located at .-History:...
. The dam was completed in 1883 by the Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District in an effort to divert water into their canal systems for local farmers.
The La Grange Dam is two miles (3 km) downstream of the New Don Pedro Dam
New Don Pedro Dam
New Don Pedro Dam is built across the Tuolumne River and creates Lake Don Pedro in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. The New Don Pedro Dam takes its name from Don Pedros Bar which was named after Pierre "Don Pedro" Sainsevain...
and not only serves to regulate its outflows but diverts water from the Don Pedro’s much larger reservoir into two canals on either side of the river. Each year, an average of 885000 acre.ft of water is diverted.
The La Grange Dam also diverts water to a small 4 MW hydroelectric power station above the east bank of the Tuolumne River that is operated by the Turlock Irrigation District.