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| Lake Sherwood Dam | |
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_Dam_in_1907.jpg) Lake Sherwood Dam in 1907. Photograph by John Sparhawk Appleton. | |
  Location of Lake Sherwood Dam in California | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Ventura County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°08′21″N 118°51′26″W / 34.13917°N 118.85722°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1904 |
| Construction cost | $2,000 (1904) |
| Owner(s) | Lake Sherwood Association |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch, constant-radius |
| Impounds | Mishe Mokwa Creek, Potrero Valley Creek |
| Height | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Length | 270 ft (82 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Sherwood |
| Total capacity | 2,600 acre⋅ft (3,200,000 m3)[1] |
Sherwood Dam, known also as Lake Sherwood Dam,[2] Alturas Dam, and Potrero Dam, is a 270-foot-long (82 m) concrete arch dam in the Santa Monica Mountains near Thousand Oaks, California. Completed in 1904, its construction led to the creation of the 165-acre (67 ha) Potrero Lake (since renamed Lake Sherwood)[3] over the following winter. It was the first reservoir of its size in the area, and remains one of the oldest standing dams in California.[1]
- ^ a b "Thousand Oaks General Plan Safety Element". City of Thousand Oaks. p. 35. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Sherwood 765 Dam
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Sherwood