Friant Dam
Dam in Madera County, California · San Joaquin River · forms Millerton Lake
Height
319 ft
97 m (NID height)
Length
3,488 ft
1,063 m
Completed
1942
Millerton Lake today
502.85 ft
7 days ▼ 0.85 ft
vs full pool
▼ 56.93 ft
Normal storage
520,500 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 319 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 520,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,900 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 293 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,639 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Millerton Lake
- NID ID
- CA10154
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Nov 21, 2024. Search NID ID CA10154 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Millerton Lake
- Friant Dike 3
- Friant Millerton Road Embankment A