La Grange Dam

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La Grange Dam is a historic diversion dam on California’s Tuolumne River that supplies irrigation water to agricultural lands in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diversion dam
gravity dam
historic structure
constructionBegan 1891
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Tuolumne River
downstreamOf Don Pedro Dam
feedsCanal Modesto Main Canal
Turlock Main Canal
hasBasin San Joaquin River Basin
hasReservoir La Grange Reservoir
hasSpillwayType overflow
hasStructureType masonry gravity diversion dam
height 131 feet
40 meters
historicalSignificance early irrigation development in California’s Central Valley
length 280 feet
85 meters
listedAs California Historical Civil Engineering Landmark
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Stanislaus County
surface form: Stanislaus County, California

United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInValley San Joaquin Valley
surface form: Central Valley

San Joaquin Valley
locatedOnRiver Tuolumne River
material concrete
masonry
near Don Pedro Dam
nearCity La Grange, California
notUsedFor large-scale hydroelectric power generation
opened 1893
operatedBy Modesto Irrigation District
Turlock Irrigation District
ownedBy Modesto Irrigation District
Turlock Irrigation District
partOf San Francisco Peninsula reservoir system
surface form: Tuolumne River water supply system
primaryFunction divert Tuolumne River flows into irrigation canals
purpose irrigation water diversion
regionServed San Joaquin Valley
servesDistrict Modesto Irrigation District service area
Turlock Irrigation District service area
status operational
suppliesWaterTo San Joaquin Valley agricultural lands
usedFor agricultural irrigation
watercourse Tuolumne River
watershed Tuolumne River watershed

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Tuolumne River hasDam La Grange Dam