Owens Dam
Dam in Mariposa County, California · Owens Creek · forms Owens Reservoir
Height
75 ft
23 m (NID height)
Length
790 ft
241 m
Completed
1949
Owens Reservoir today
350.59 ft
7 days ▲ 0.36 ft
Normal storage
4,138 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 75 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Sacramento District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 6,064 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 175 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 70 ft
- Drainage area
- 26 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 75 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Owens Reservoir
- NID ID
- CA10111
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 14, 2026. Search NID ID CA10111 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.