Tulloch Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Stanislaus River in central California. The dam is part of the Stanislaus River Tri-Dam project cooperatively owned by the Oakdale and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts, and was completed in 1958. It serves mainly for irrigation purposes but also has a power station with a capacity of 18 megawatts.[1] The dam is located just downstream of the New Melones Dam and upstream of the Goodwin Dam.
tulloch, hydroelectric, stanislaus, river, central, california, part, stanislaus, river, project, cooperatively, owned, oakdale, south, joaquin, irrigation, districts, completed, 1958, serves, mainly, irrigation, purposes, also, power, station, with, capacity,. Tulloch Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Stanislaus River in central California The dam is part of the Stanislaus River Tri Dam project cooperatively owned by the Oakdale and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts and was completed in 1958 It serves mainly for irrigation purposes but also has a power station with a capacity of 18 megawatts 1 The dam is located just downstream of the New Melones Dam and upstream of the Goodwin Dam Tulloch DamOverflow in April 2006CountryUnited StatesLocationCalaveras Tuolumne counties CaliforniaCoordinates37 52 35 N 120 36 18 W 37 87639 N 120 60500 W 37 87639 120 60500 Coordinates 37 52 35 N 120 36 18 W 37 87639 N 120 60500 W 37 87639 120 60500Opening date1958Dam and spillwaysType of damConcrete gravityImpoundsStanislaus RiverHeight205 ft 62 m Length1 914 ft 583 m ReservoirCreatesLake TullochTotal capacity68 400 acre ft 84 400 000 m3 Active capacity67 000 acre ft 83 000 000 m3 Catchment area980 sq mi 2 500 km2 Surface area1 280 acres 520 ha Normal elevation510 ft 160 m Power StationTurbines2x vertical FrancisInstalled capacity18 MWAnnual generation93 million KWhSee also Edit California portal Water portal Renewable energy portal Beardsley Dam Donnells Dam List of dams and reservoirs in California List of lakes in CaliforniaReferences Edit Project Summary Donnells amp Beardsley Energy NewsData Retrieved 2011 10 23 This article about a dam or floodgate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tulloch Dam amp oldid 979122159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
