Strawberry Dam (National ID # CA00388), also known as ''Main Strawberry Dam'',
is a dam in
Tuolumne County, California
Tuolumne County (), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620. The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora.
Tuolumne County comprises the ...
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Background
The rockfill masonry dam was originally constructed in 1916 by the Sierra and San Francisco Power Company, with a height of , and a length of at its crest. It impounds the
South Fork Stanislaus River
The South Fork Stanislaus River is a major tributary of the Stanislaus River in Tuolumne County, California. The river flows for through rugged alpine and foothill areas of the Sierra Nevada.
The river begins in Hay Meadow in the Emigrant Wil ...
exclusively for hydroelectric power generation, now owned and operated by
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). The company is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building, in San Francisco, California. PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to 5.2 milli ...
as one of the company's more than 170 dams.
Pinecrest Lake
The reservoir it creates, ''Pinecrest Lake'', has a normal water surface of and has a normal capacity of . Recreation includes boating, fishing, camping, and winter sports.
Pinecrest Lake hosts the
Pinecrest Recreation Area
Stanislaus National Forest is a U.S. National Forest which manages of land in four counties in the Sierra Nevada in Northern California. It was established on February 22, 1897, making it one of the oldest national forests. It was named after ...
, part of the Stanislaus National Forest.
Pinecrest Lake was home to
Camp Stephens
Alameda Council was one of the seven smallest BSA councils in the United States until 2020, serving youth in the city of Alameda. It was first organized in December 1916 and chartered in January 1917, shortly after the organization of BSA counc ...
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Gallery
File:Pinecrest Lake California 1.jpg
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See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in California
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California.
Dams in service
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List of lakes in California
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupies ...
References
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Dams in California
Dams on the Stanislaus River
Buildings and structures in Tuolumne County, California
Masonry dams
Pacific Gas and Electric Company dams
Dams completed in 1916
Reservoirs in Tuolumne County, California
Reservoirs in Northern California