Bear Dam
Dam in Mariposa County, California · Bear Creek · forms Bear Reservoir
Height
92 ft
28 m (NID height)
Length
1,830 ft
558 m
Completed
1954
Bear Reservoir today
343.98 ft
7 days 0.00 ft
Normal storage
7,723 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 92 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Sacramento District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 12,700 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 265 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 80 ft
- Drainage area
- 72 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 100 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Bear Reservoir
- NID ID
- CA10101
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 14, 2026. Search NID ID CA10101 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.