Terminus Dam

Terminus Dam
The dam and Lake Kaweah as seen from the visitor center along Route 198
Location	Three Rivers, Tulare County, California, United States
Coordinates	36°25′01″N 119°00′14″W / 36.41694°N 119.00389°W / 36.41694; -119.00389
Opening date	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Construction cost	$24 million[1]
Owner(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Kaweah River
Height	255 ft (78 m)[2]
Length	2,375 ft (724 m)[2]
Elevation at crest	750 ft (230 m)[2]
Dam volume	7,000,000 cu yd (5,400,000 m3)[2]
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Kaweah
Total capacity	185,600 acre⋅ft (0.2289 km3)[2]
Catchment area	561 sq mi (1,450 km2)[2]
Surface area	1,945 acres (787 ha)[2]
Power Station
Commission date	1992
Installed capacity	20.09 MW[3]
Annual generation	40,894,000 KWh (2001–2012)[4]
Website U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Lake Kaweah / Terminus Dam

Terminus Dam is a dam on the Kaweah River in Tulare County, California in the United States, located near Three Rivers about 15 mi (24 km) from the western boundary of Sequoia National Park and 20 mi (32 km) east of Visalia. The dam forms Lake Kaweah for flood control and irrigation water supply. Completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1962, Terminus is an earthfill dam 255 ft (78 m) high and 2,375 ft (724 m) long. The reservoir has a maximum capacity of 185,600 acre⋅ft (0.2289 km³) of water, although it usually sits at much lower levels.