Mojave Forks Dam
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The Mojave Forks Dam, most often known as the Mojave River Dam, is an earth-fill dry dam across the Mojave River in San Bernardino County, California in the United States. Completed in 1974 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the dam is located at the confluence of the West Fork Mojave River and Deep Creek, and can store approximately 179,400 acre⋅ft (221,300,000 m3) of water.
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Mojave Forks Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Hesperia, California |
Coordinates | 34°20′36″N 117°14′03″W |
Purpose | Flood control |
Construction began | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
Opening date | 1974; 50 years ago (1974) |
Owner(s) | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District[1] |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Rolled earthfill embankment |
Impounds | Mojave River |
Height | 193 ft (59 m)[1] |
Length | 2,223 ft (678 m)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Mojave River Forks Reservoir |
Total capacity | 179,400 acre⋅ft (221,300,000 m3)[1] |
Catchment area | 215 sq mi (560 km2)[1] |
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