Richard L. Schafer Dam
Dam in Tulare County, California · Tule River · forms Success Lake
Height
145 ft
44 m (NID height)
Length
3,404 ft
1,038 m
Completed
1961
Success Lake today
591.72 ft
7 days ▼ 0.20 ft
vs full pool
▼ 32.25 ft
Normal storage
65,473 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 145 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Sacramento District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 230,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,450 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 137 ft
- Drainage area
- 388 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Success Lake
- NID ID
- CA10113
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Mar 19, 2026. Search NID ID CA10113 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.