Brea Dam
Dam in Orange County, California · Brea Creek · forms Brea Reservoir
Height
87 ft
27 m (NID height)
Length
1,765 ft
538 m
Completed
1942
Brea Reservoir today
206.83 ft
7 days –
Reservoir level measured Oct 19, 2026, 7:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- USACE - Los Angeles District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 7,420 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 75 ft
- Drainage area
- 22 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 150 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Los Angeles District
- Also known as
- Brea Reservoir
- NID ID
- CA10016
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 2, 2026. Search NID ID CA10016 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Brea Reservoir
- Brea Dam - Saddle Dike 1