Martis Creek Dam
Dam in Nevada County, California · Martis Creek · forms Martis Creek Lake
Height
113 ft
34 m (NID height)
Length
2,673 ft
815 m
Completed
1972
Martis Creek Lake today
5,781.60 ft
7 days ▲ 0.09 ft
vs full pool
▲ 1.20 ft
Normal storage
22,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 113 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Sacramento District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 34,600 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 768 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 108 ft
- Drainage area
- 39 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 25 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Martis Creek Lake
- NID ID
- CA10108
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 29, 2026. Search NID ID CA10108 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.