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356:List of dams and reservoirs in California
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262:(National ID # CA00411) is a dam in
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398:"California Data Exchange Center"
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526:"Blackcap Mtn., Quadrangle"
361:List of lakes in California
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88:37.00306°N 118.96667°W
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93:37.00306; -118.96667
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417:"Popular Mechanics"
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190:Total capacity
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1541:Grass Valley
1446:Burton Creek
1370:Jennie Lakes
1355:Golden Trout
1340:Dinkey Lakes
1335:Chimney Peak
1218:Kings Canyon
1153:
1129:Independence
537:. Retrieved
532:
520:
509:
484:. Retrieved
477:the original
464:
439:. Retrieved
435:the original
425:
339:
337:
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284:
259:
258:
249:447,850,000
1687:Dodge Ridge
1672:Bear Valley
1667:Badger Pass
1611:San Andreas
1596:Placerville
1581:Nevada City
1516:Angels Camp
1509:Communities
1471:Emerald Bay
1456:D. L. Bliss
1439:State parks
1320:Bright Star
1315:Ansel Adams
1092:Fallen Leaf
1021:San Joaquin
539:January 28,
333:Shaver Lake
317:power plant
313:electricity
253:(2001–2012)
91: /
79:118°58′00″W
67:Coordinates
1788:Categories
1737:Sugar Bowl
1682:China Peak
1636:Tahoe City
1626:Susanville
1526:Bridgeport
1496:Van Sickle
1410:Owens Peak
1405:Mount Rose
1375:John Krebs
1325:Bucks Lake
1294:Stanislaus
1159:Courtright
1139:Huntington
1011:Chowchilla
996:Stanislaus
871:Beckwourth
608:Williamson
529:(Map scan)
486:2012-08-04
441:2018-05-02
367:References
260:Wishon Dam
76:37°00′11″N
33:Wishon Dam
1722:Northstar
1655:Ski areas
1641:Tehachapi
1556:Kernville
1395:Mokelumne
1380:John Muir
1199:Protected
991:Calaveras
979:Mokelumne
941:Tehachapi
866:Fredonyer
841:Peak list
780:Humphreys
729:Mokelumne
724:Round Top
589:Mountains
344:acre-feet
270:, in the
177:Reservoir
1712:Kirkwood
1702:Homewood
1697:Heavenly
1591:Paradise
1586:Oakhurst
1571:Mariposa
1561:Loyalton
1430:Yosemite
1350:Emigrant
1345:Domeland
1254:Eldorado
1228:Yosemite
1144:Florence
1119:Isabella
1114:Oroville
1001:Tuolumne
984:Cosumnes
974:American
886:Mt. Rose
834:Climbing
719:Red Lake
495:cite web
350:See also
321:turbines
278:to form
135:Impounds
130:Rockfill
1646:Truckee
1601:Portola
1551:Jackson
1531:Chester
1400:Monarch
1284:Sequoia
1223:Sequoia
1184:Convict
1179:Crowley
1169:Mammoth
1109:Almanor
1097:Spooner
1046:Truckee
957:Feather
936:Sherman
926:Minaret
911:Ebbetts
906:Monitor
891:Spooner
815:Olancha
800:Agassiz
764:Mammoth
739:Leavitt
698:Pyramid
638:Tyndall
633:Langley
623:Russell
603:Whitney
325:granite
290: (
266:in the
182:Creates
104:Purpose
1751:Trails
1677:Boreal
1616:Sonora
1606:Quincy
1536:Colfax
1521:Auburn
1390:Kiavah
1385:Kaiser
1360:Hoover
1289:Sierra
1279:Plumas
1274:Lassen
1164:Tenaya
1154:Wishon
1149:Edison
1134:Shaver
1124:Donner
1056:Walker
1051:Carson
1031:Kaweah
1016:Fresno
1006:Merced
950:Rivers
931:Kaweah
916:Sonora
901:Carson
881:Donner
859:Passes
825:Double
810:Brewer
805:Kaweah
795:Darwin
759:Ritter
754:Banner
734:Sonora
693:Tallac
678:Castle
153:Length
1299:Tahoe
1201:areas
1082:Aloha
1077:Tahoe
1070:Lakes
1061:Owens
1026:Kings
921:Tioga
749:Lyell
703:Freel
628:Split
480:(PDF)
473:(PDF)
1365:Ishi
1264:Inyo
1174:Bass
1104:Mono
1087:Echo
1041:Kern
1036:Tule
967:Bear
962:Yuba
896:Echo
876:Yuba
820:Kern
744:Dana
688:Rose
673:Lola
643:Muir
618:Sill
541:2022
501:link
292:1958
236:128
115:1958
785:Tom
296:by
251:KWh
27:Dam
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238:MW
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