Don Pedro Main
Dam in Tuolumne County, California · Tuolumne River · forms Don Pedro Reservoir
Height
585 ft
178 m (NID height)
Length
1,900 ft
579 m
Completed
1971
Don Pedro Reservoir today
782.74 ft
7 days ▼ 2.27 ft
Normal storage
2,030,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 585 ft
- Owner
- Turlock Irrigation District (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 2,300,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 13,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 560 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,540 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 1,130 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- San Francisco District
- NID ID
- CA00281
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CA00281 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Don Pedro Reservoir
- Don Pedro Dike B
- Don Pedro Dike A
- Don Pedro Dike C