Pardee Dam
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Pardee Dam is a structure across the Mokelumne River which marks the boundary between Amador and Calaveras Counties, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada approximately northeast of Stockton.
Pardee Dam is a structure across the Mokelumne River which marks the boundary between Amador and Calaveras Counties, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada approximately northeast of Stockton.
History
Construction of the Pardee Dam began in July 1927. It was completed in 1929 with the first release of water into the Mokelumne Aqueduct occurring on June 23, 1929. Camp Pardee was established nearby as a community to house employees who maintained the dam.
Overview
The impounded water forms Pardee Reservoir, the primary source of water for the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Like all the reservoirs in the Sierra watershed, most of the water originates from the annual snowpack in the High Sierra. The reservoir normally covers with a capacity and of shoreline. California state law prohibits human-body-to-water contact within Pardee Reservoir, so water skiers, jet skis, and lake swimmers are forbidden, but boating and fishing remain popular activities. The water is transported from Pardee Reservoir across the Central Valley via the triple steel pipe Mokelumne Aqueduct to several storage reservoirs located in the hills east of San Francisco Bay which supply drinking water to the East Bay region. The water is also used to generate electric power and for recreation. Both the dam and its reservoir are named for George Pardee, a prominent Progressive Era politician in the Bay Area who also served as Governor of California.
See also
List of dams and reservoirs in California List of lakes in California List of largest reservoirs of California List of the tallest dams in the United States
References
Columbia Gazetteer (2000), EBMUD history
External links
EBMUD Daily water supply report Current Conditions, Pardee Reservoir, California Department of Water Resources St. Mary's Magazine
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