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Dossier #832 · GRanD 198

New Melones

🇺🇸United States · Stanislaus River River

Built 1979 · Dam · data quality: Good

IrrigationHydroelectricityFlood controlRecreationFisheries
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
194 m
Crest length
580 m
Reservoir capacity
3 km³
Reservoir area
43.2 km²
Average depth
69 m
Catchment
2,369 km²
Avg discharge
41,524 L/s
Elevation
327 masl
Degree of regulation
227.9 %

Notes

Built 1979

Provenance

Record 832 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 37.9487, -120.5229.