Dam
[1]
Height
Year removed
Location
Watercourse
Watershed
Notes
Roy's Dam
2020
San Geronimo Creek
Tomales Bay
Farming stock pond owned by a private golf course.
Rogers Dam
40 ft (12 m)
1983
Point Reyes Station
38°02′49″N 122°47′13″W / 38.0469°N 122.787°W / 38.0469; -122.787 (Rogers Dam )
Tributary to
Olema Creek
North Debris Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
2002
Tributary to
Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River
Trancas Debris Dam
15 ft (4.6 m)
2002
Tributary to
Trancas Creek
Trancas Creek
HJFD1
2.5 ft (0.76 m)
2018
Orange County
33°40′45″N 117°31′02″W / 33.6793°N 117.5172°W / 33.6793; -117.5172 (HJFD1 )
Holy Jim Creek
San Juan Creek
The Trabuco District Dam Removal Project is an initiative of the
Cleveland National Forest to remove over 80 dams on four streams. The "fish check dams" were originally built to create pools for a stocked rainbow trout fishery and to store water for conservation and fire suppression. The removals are intended to improve passage of fish and other aquatic species.
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[3]
HJFD2
4 ft (1.2 m)
2018
Orange County
33°40′50″N 117°31′02″W / 33.6805°N 117.5173°W / 33.6805; -117.5173 (HJFD2 )
HJFD3
3 ft (0.91 m)
2019
Orange County
33°40′58″N 117°30′57″W / 33.6827°N 117.5159°W / 33.6827; -117.5159 (HJFD3 )
HJFD4
2 ft (0.61 m)
2019
Orange County
33°40′58″N 117°30′57″W / 33.6829°N 117.5159°W / 33.6829; -117.5159 (HJFD4 )
HJFD5
5 ft (1.5 m)
2019
Orange County
33°40′59″N 117°30′57″W / 33.683°N 117.5159°W / 33.683; -117.5159 (HJFD5 )
HJFD6
2.3 ft (0.70 m)
2014
Orange County
33°41′00″N 117°30′58″W / 33.6833°N 117.516°W / 33.6833; -117.516 (HJFD6 )
HJFD7
2.5 ft (0.76 m)
2014
Orange County
33°41′00″N 117°30′58″W / 33.6833°N 117.516°W / 33.6833; -117.516 (HJFD7 )
HJFD8
5 ft (1.5 m)
2014
Orange County
33°41′01″N 117°30′58″W / 33.6835°N 117.516°W / 33.6835; -117.516 (HJFD8 )
HJFD9
2.3 ft (0.70 m)
2014
Orange County
33°41′01″N 117°30′58″W / 33.6837°N 117.516°W / 33.6837; -117.516 (HJFD9 )
HJFD10
1.5 ft (0.46 m)
2014
Orange County
33°41′01″N 117°30′58″W / 33.6837°N 117.516°W / 33.6837; -117.516 (HJFD10 )
HJFD11
1 ft (0.30 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′02″N 117°30′54″W / 33.6838°N 117.5151°W / 33.6838; -117.5151 (HJFD11 )
HJFD15
9.3 ft (2.8 m)
2017
Orange County
33°41′17″N 117°30′45″W / 33.6881°N 117.5125°W / 33.6881; -117.5125 (HJFD15 )
HJFD16
2 ft (0.61 m)
2017
Orange County
33°41′20″N 117°30′43″W / 33.6888°N 117.5119°W / 33.6888; -117.5119 (HJFD16 )
HJFD17
4 ft (1.2 m)
2017
Orange County
33°41′20″N 117°30′43″W / 33.6888°N 117.5119°W / 33.6888; -117.5119 (HJFD17 )
HJFD18
3.5 ft (1.1 m)
2017
Orange County
33°41′20″N 117°30′42″W / 33.689°N 117.5118°W / 33.689; -117.5118 (HJFD18 )
HJFD19
2.5 ft (0.76 m)
2017
Orange County
33°41′21″N 117°30′42″W / 33.6891°N 117.5117°W / 33.6891; -117.5117 (HJFD19 )
HJFD21
7.5–4.0 ft (2.3–1.2 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′27″N 117°30′42″W / 33.6907°N 117.5118°W / 33.6907; -117.5118 (HJFD21 )
HJFD22
5 ft (1.5 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′27″N 117°30′42″W / 33.6909°N 117.5118°W / 33.6909; -117.5118 (HJFD22 )
HJFD23
3.0–0.0 ft (0.91–0.00 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′28″N 117°30′42″W / 33.6911°N 117.5118°W / 33.6911; -117.5118 (HJFD23 )
HJFD25
4 ft (1.2 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′29″N 117°30′42″W / 33.6915°N 117.5116°W / 33.6915; -117.5116 (HJFD25 )
HJFD26
6.0–0.0 ft (1.8–0.0 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′30″N 117°30′41″W / 33.6916°N 117.5115°W / 33.6916; -117.5115 (HJFD26 )
HJFD29
6 ft (1.8 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′32″N 117°30′44″W / 33.6922°N 117.5121°W / 33.6922; -117.5121 (HJFD29 )
HJFD30
4 ft (1.2 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′32″N 117°30′44″W / 33.6922°N 117.5121°W / 33.6922; -117.5121 (HJFD30 )
HJFD31
6.0–0.0 ft (1.8–0.0 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′32″N 117°30′44″W / 33.6923°N 117.5123°W / 33.6923; -117.5123 (HJFD31 )
HJFD32
9.5–4.0 ft (2.9–1.2 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′33″N 117°30′46″W / 33.6925°N 117.5127°W / 33.6925; -117.5127 (HJFD32 )
HJFD33
6.8–0.0 ft (2.1–0.0 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′34″N 117°30′46″W / 33.6928°N 117.5129°W / 33.6928; -117.5129 (HJFD33 )
HJFD34
7.0–3.0 ft (2.13–0.91 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′34″N 117°30′48″W / 33.6928°N 117.5132°W / 33.6928; -117.5132 (HJFD34 )
HJFD34.1/35
2018
Orange County
33°41′34″N 117°30′48″W / 33.6928°N 117.5132°W / 33.6928; -117.5132 (HJFD34.1/35 )
HJFD37
3 ft (0.91 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′35″N 117°30′49″W / 33.693°N 117.5136°W / 33.693; -117.5136 (HJFD37 )
HJFD40
2.6 ft (0.79 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′36″N 117°30′51″W / 33.6934°N 117.5142°W / 33.6934; -117.5142 (HJFD40 )
HJFD41
2.8 ft (0.85 m)
2018
Orange County
33°41′37″N 117°30′51″W / 33.6935°N 117.5142°W / 33.6935; -117.5142 (HJFD41 )
SJFD1
9 ft (2.7 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′25″N 117°30′06″W / 33.5902°N 117.5018°W / 33.5902; -117.5018 (SJFD1 )
San Juan Creek
SJFD2
2.5 ft (0.76 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′25″N 117°30′06″W / 33.5903°N 117.5018°W / 33.5903; -117.5018 (SJFD2 )
SJFD3
2.5–6 ft (0.76–1.83 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′25″N 117°30′06″W / 33.5904°N 117.5017°W / 33.5904; -117.5017 (SJFD3 )
SJFD4
5.0–9.0 ft (1.5–2.7 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′26″N 117°30′06″W / 33.5905°N 117.5017°W / 33.5905; -117.5017 (SJFD4 )
SJFD5
4.0–5.0 ft (1.2–1.5 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′27″N 117°30′05″W / 33.5908°N 117.5015°W / 33.5908; -117.5015 (SJFD5 )
SJFD6
0–3.4 ft (0.0–1.0 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′27″N 117°30′05″W / 33.5908°N 117.5015°W / 33.5908; -117.5015 (SJFD6 )
SJFD7
4.8 ft (1.5 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′27″N 117°30′04″W / 33.5909°N 117.501°W / 33.5909; -117.501 (SJFD7 )
SJFD9
3.0–4.5 ft (0.91–1.37 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′27″N 117°30′01″W / 33.5908°N 117.5002°W / 33.5908; -117.5002 (SJFD9 )
SJFD10
2.0–3.0 ft (0.61–0.91 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′27″N 117°30′00″W / 33.5907°N 117.4999°W / 33.5907; -117.4999 (SJFD10 )
SJFD11
1.0–5.0 ft (0.30–1.52 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′26″N 117°29′59″W / 33.5906°N 117.4998°W / 33.5906; -117.4998 (SJFD11 )
SJFD12
10 ft (3.0 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′26″N 117°29′59″W / 33.5906°N 117.4996°W / 33.5906; -117.4996 (SJFD12 )
SJFD13
2 ft (0.61 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′27″N 117°29′56″W / 33.5907°N 117.499°W / 33.5907; -117.499 (SJFD13 )
SJFD14
12 ft (3.7 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′33″N 117°29′50″W / 33.5926°N 117.4973°W / 33.5926; -117.4973 (SJFD14 )
SJFD15
4 ft (1.2 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′34″N 117°29′46″W / 33.5928°N 117.4962°W / 33.5928; -117.4962 (SJFD15 )
SJFD17
2 ft (0.61 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′34″N 117°28′18″W / 33.5927°N 117.4716°W / 33.5927; -117.4716 (SJFD17 )
SJFD18
3 ft (0.91 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′33″N 117°28′24″W / 33.5925°N 117.4734°W / 33.5925; -117.4734 (SJFD18 )
SJFD19
6 ft (1.8 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′33″N 117°28′30″W / 33.5925°N 117.4749°W / 33.5925; -117.4749 (SJFD19 )
SJFD20
10 ft (3.0 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′34″N 117°28′31″W / 33.5929°N 117.4753°W / 33.5929; -117.4753 (SJFD20 )
SJFD21
3 ft (0.91 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′32″N 117°28′15″W / 33.5921°N 117.4709°W / 33.5921; -117.4709 (SJFD21 )
SJFD22
2 ft (0.61 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′32″N 117°28′15″W / 33.5921°N 117.4708°W / 33.5921; -117.4708 (SJFD22 )
SJFD23
13 ft (4.0 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′39″N 117°28′05″W / 33.5942°N 117.4681°W / 33.5942; -117.4681 (SJFD23 )
SJFD24
5 ft (1.5 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′32″N 117°28′15″W / 33.5921°N 117.4708°W / 33.5921; -117.4708 (SJFD24 )
SJFD25
2 ft (0.61 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′39″N 117°28′05″W / 33.5942°N 117.4681°W / 33.5942; -117.4681 (SJFD25 )
SJFD26
5 ft (1.5 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′38″N 117°28′00″W / 33.5938°N 117.4667°W / 33.5938; -117.4667 (SJFD26 )
SJFD27
5 ft (1.5 m)
2019
Orange County
33°35′37″N 117°27′59″W / 33.5937°N 117.4663°W / 33.5937; -117.4663 (SJFD27 )
SJFD28
4.5–5.0 ft (1.4–1.5 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′50″N 117°27′45″W / 33.5973°N 117.4624°W / 33.5973; -117.4624 (SJFD28 )
SJFD29
1.5–2.0 ft (0.46–0.61 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′52″N 117°27′42″W / 33.5978°N 117.4618°W / 33.5978; -117.4618 (SJFD29 )
SJFD30
2.5 ft (0.76 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′53″N 117°27′41″W / 33.598°N 117.4615°W / 33.598; -117.4615 (SJFD30 )
SJFD31
4.0–4.5 ft (1.2–1.4 m)
2018
Orange County
33°35′57″N 117°27′41″W / 33.5993°N 117.4614°W / 33.5993; -117.4614 (SJFD31 )
TCFD7
6 ft (1.8 m)
2014
Orange County
33°40′27″N 117°31′34″W / 33.6742°N 117.526°W / 33.6742; -117.526 (TCFD7 )
Trabuco Creek
TCFD9
9 ft (2.7 m)
2014
Orange County
33°40′28″N 117°31′30″W / 33.6744°N 117.525°W / 33.6744; -117.525 (TCFD9 )
TCFD10
2.5 ft (0.76 m)
2014
Orange County
33°40′28″N 117°31′30″W / 33.6744°N 117.525°W / 33.6744; -117.525 (TCFD10 )
TCFD11
6.5 ft (2.0 m)
2014
Orange County
33°40′28″N 117°31′30″W / 33.6745°N 117.525°W / 33.6745; -117.525 (TCFD11 )
TCFD11
6.5 ft (2.0 m)
2018
Orange County
33°40′28″N 117°31′30″W / 33.6744°N 117.5251°W / 33.6744; -117.5251 (TCFD11 )
SCFD4
10 ft (3.0 m)
2019
Orange County
33°45′07″N 117°34′31″W / 33.75193°N 117.57539°W / 33.75193; -117.57539 (SCFD4 )
Silverado Creek
Santa Ana River
SCFD5
3 ft (0.91 m)
2019
Orange County
33°45′08″N 117°34′30″W / 33.75209°N 117.57513°W / 33.75209; -117.57513 (SCFD5 )
SCFD7
6.5 ft (2.0 m)
2017
Orange County
33°45′05″N 117°34′16″W / 33.7514°N 117.5711°W / 33.7514; -117.5711 (SCFD7 )
SCFD8
6.5 ft (2.0 m)
2017
Orange County
33°45′06″N 117°34′16″W / 33.7517°N 117.571°W / 33.7517; -117.571 (SCFD8 )
SCFD10
7.5 ft (2.3 m)
2017
Orange County
33°45′07″N 117°34′14″W / 33.7519°N 117.5705°W / 33.7519; -117.5705 (SCFD10 )
SCFD12
4 ft (1.2 m)
2017
Orange County
33°45′08″N 117°34′05″W / 33.7522°N 117.5681°W / 33.7522; -117.5681 (SCFD12 )
Glenbrook Gulch Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
2010
Mendocino County
39°15′55″N 123°40′08″W / 39.2653°N 123.669°W / 39.2653; -123.669 (Glenbrook Gulch Dam )
Glenbrook Gulch
Albion River
Water diversion dam owned by a timber company.
Unknown
2014
Irmulco
39°25′14″N 123°30′07″W / 39.4205°N 123.502°W / 39.4205; -123.502 (Unknown )
Olds Creek
Noyo River
D.B. Fields/Johnson Dam
1946
Mendocino County
39°17′42″N 123°23′56″W / 39.2951°N 123.399°W / 39.2951; -123.399 (D.B. Fields/Johnson Dam )
Rice Creek
Big River
McGowan Dam
6 ft (1.8 m)
1998
Butte Creek
Butte Creek
Irrigation dam.
Western Canal East Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
1998
Western Canal Main Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
1998
McPherrin Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
1998
Biggs
39°26′48″N 121°52′26″W / 39.4467°N 121.874°W / 39.4467; -121.874 (McPherrin Dam )
Old Carmel River Dam
32 ft (9.8 m)
2016
Monterey
36°26′20″N 121°42′17″W / 36.4388°N 121.7048°W / 36.4388; -121.7048 (Old Carmel River Dam )
Carmel River
Carmel River
Owned by
California American Water .
San Clemente Dam
106 ft (32 m)
2015
Monterey County
36°26′09″N 121°42′32″W / 36.4359°N 121.7088°W / 36.4359; -121.7088 (San Clemente Dam )
Owned by California American Water, the dam was deemed unsafe in 1992 by the Department of Water Resources. It was no longer serving its use by supplying water to the Monterey Peninsula and blocked steelhead from spawning upstream.
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Pennington Creek Dam
2018
San Luis Obispo
35°20′37″N 120°43′58″W / 35.3436°N 120.7328°W / 35.3436; -120.7328 (Pennington Creek Dam )
Pennington Creek
Morro Bay
Upper Dam (Lost Man Dam)
7 ft (2.1 m)
1989
41°19′45″N 124°01′19″W / 41.3291°N 124.0219°W / 41.3291; -124.0219 (Upper Dam (Lost Man Dam) )
Lost Man Creek
Redwood Creek
Sweasey Dam
55 ft (17 m)
1970
Arcata
40°49′11″N 123°57′22″W / 40.8196°N 123.956°W / 40.8196; -123.956 (Sweasey Dam )
Mad River
Mad River
East Mill Creek Barrier
12 ft (3.7 m)
2008
Humboldt County
40°19′17″N 124°16′23″W / 40.3215°N 124.273°W / 40.3215; -124.273 (East Mill Creek Barrier )
East Mill Creek
Mattole River
Cahill Dam
8 ft (2.4 m)
2013
Santa Cruz
37°02′17″N 121°59′10″W / 37.038°N 121.986°W / 37.038; -121.986 (Cahill Dam )
Branciforte Creek
Monterey Bay
Water supply, recreation, and fire protection dam.
Tucker Road Ford
5 ft (1.5 m)
2006
Los Gatos
37°06′00″N 121°57′29″W / 37.0999°N 121.958°W / 37.0999; -121.958 (Tucker Road Ford )
Soquel Creek
Monterey Bay
Crocker Creek Dam
30 ft (9.1 m)
2002
Cloverdale
38°46′38″N 122°57′32″W / 38.7771°N 122.959°W / 38.7771; -122.959 (Crocker Creek Dam )
Crocker Creek
Russian River
Dam built for recreation.
Camp Meeker Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
2009
Occidental
38°25′29″N 122°57′32″W / 38.4247°N 122.959°W / 38.4247; -122.959 (Camp Meeker Dam )
Dutch Bill Creek
Fife Creek Check Dam
2010
Guerneville
38°32′00″N 123°00′14″W / 38.5334°N 123.004°W / 38.5334; -123.004 (Fife Creek Check Dam )
Fife Creek
Dempster Vineyard Dam
6.6 ft (2.0 m)
2018
Forestville
38°29′10″N 122°55′06″W / 38.4861°N 122.9183°W / 38.4861; -122.9183 (Dempster Vineyard Dam )
Green Valley Creek
Irrigation and frost protection dam.
Iron Horse Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
2019
Sonoma County
38°27′48″N 122°53′48″W / 38.4632°N 122.8968°W / 38.4632; -122.8968 (Iron Horse Dam )
Water supply dam.
Mumford Dam
2003
Redwood Valley
39°16′39″N 123°12′29″W / 39.2774°N 123.208°W / 39.2774; -123.208 (Mumford Dam )
West Fork Russian River
Shasta River Water Association Diversion Dam
2009
Shasta County
40°51′12″N 122°20′49″W / 40.8534°N 122.347°W / 40.8534; -122.347 (Shasta River Water Association Diversion Dam )
Nelson Creek
Sacramento River
Irrigation dam.
Wildcat Dam
2009
Anderson
40°25′13″N 121°57′40″W / 40.4202°N 121.961°W / 40.4202; -121.961 (Wildcat Dam )
North Fork Battle Creek
Hydropower dam owned by the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company .
Double U Fish Ranch Dam
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27 ft (8.2 m)
2023
Modoc County
41°27′20″N 120°54′03″W / 41.4555°N 120.9008°W / 41.4555; -120.9008 (Double U Fish Ranch Dam )
Howards Gulch
Beale Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
2020
Beale Air Force Base
39°06′30″N 121°20′19″W / 39.1084°N 121.3385°W / 39.1084; -121.3385 (Beale Dam )
Dry Creek
Recreation dam owned by the
U.S. Air Force .
Dream Lake Dam
2011
Lassen Volcanic National Park
40°26′31″N 121°24′30″W / 40.442°N 121.4084°W / 40.442; -121.4084 (Dream Lake Dam )
Hot Springs Creek
McCormick-Saeltzer Dam
18 ft (5.5 m)
2000
Redding
40°29′36″N 122°28′16″W / 40.4932°N 122.471°W / 40.4932; -122.471 (McCormick-Saeltzer Dam )
Clear Creek
Hammer Diversion Dam
2014
Red Bluff
40°07′24″N 122°43′19″W / 40.1234°N 122.722°W / 40.1234; -122.722 (Hammer Diversion Dam )
South Fork Cottonwood Creek
Domestic water and hydropower dam.
Percolation Dam
2009
Solano County
38°31′18″N 121°57′54″W / 38.5216°N 121.965°W / 38.5216; -121.965 (Percolation Dam )
Putah Creek
Dam used to increase local groundwater elevations. Owned by the City of Winter.
Swim Dam #1
2001
Sunol
37°30′46″N 121°49′37″W / 37.5129°N 121.827°W / 37.5129; -121.827 (Swim Dam #1 )
Alameda Creek
San Francisco Bay
Swim Dam #2
2001
Sunol
37°30′39″N 121°49′34″W / 37.5109°N 121.826°W / 37.5109; -121.826 (Swim Dam #2 )
Sunol Dam
2006
Sunol
37°35′40″N 121°54′07″W / 37.5944°N 121.902°W / 37.5944; -121.902 (Sunol Dam )
Niles Dam
2006
Union City
37°35′09″N 121°57′47″W / 37.5859°N 121.963°W / 37.5859; -121.963 (Niles Dam )
Bear Creek Dam #3
7 ft (2.1 m)
2012
Woodside
37°24′54″N 122°14′35″W / 37.4151°N 122.243°W / 37.4151; -122.243 (Bear Creek Dam #3 )
Bear Creek
Columbine Dam
24 ft (7.3 m)
2021
Santa Clara
37°21′12″N 121°47′37″W / 37.3534°N 121.7935°W / 37.3534; -121.7935 (Columbine Dam )
Flint Creek
Owned by the
San Jose Water Company .
Bonde Weir
2.1 ft (0.64 m)
2013
Palo Alto
37°26′51″N 122°10′12″W / 37.4474°N 122.17°W / 37.4474; -122.17 (Bonde Weir )
San Francisquito Creek
Erosion control dam.
Lagunita Diversion Dam
8 ft (2.4 m)
2018
Palo Alto
37°25′24″N 122°10′27″W / 37.4234°N 122.1742°W / 37.4234; -122.1742 (Lagunita Diversion Dam )
San Francisquito Creek
Water storage dam owned by
Stanford University .
Unnamed Small Dam #1
1998
Guadalupe River
Unnamed Small Dam #2
1998
Memorial Park Dam
2015
San Mateo County
37°16′26″N 122°17′19″W / 37.2739°N 122.2885°W / 37.2739; -122.2885 (Memorial Park Dam )
Pescadero Creek
Pescadero Creek
Owned by the
San Mateo County Resource Conservation District .
Waterman Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
2009
Boulder Creek
37°12′52″N 122°10′34″W / 37.2144°N 122.1761°W / 37.2144; -122.1761 (Waterman Dam )
Waterman Creek
Mill dam.
Lower Mill Creek Dam
15 ft (4.6 m)
2021
Santa Cruz
37°02′33″N 122°10′07″W / 37.0426°N 122.1686°W / 37.0426; -122.1686 (Lower Mill Creek Dam )
Mill Creek
San Vicente River
Logging dam owned by the CEMEX Cement Plant.
Hall Wines Dam (Dry Creek Dam)
2008
Napa County
38°22′38″N 122°18′58″W / 38.3771°N 122.316°W / 38.3771; -122.316 (Hall Wines Dam (Dry Creek Dam) )
Dry Creek
Napa River
Vineyard frost protection dam.
Milliken Creek Dam
13 ft (4.0 m)
2017
Napa County
38°20′56″N 122°15′49″W / 38.349°N 122.2635°W / 38.349; -122.2635 (Milliken Creek Dam )
Milliken Creek
Golf course irrigation dam.
York Creek Diversion Structure
2004
St. Helena
38°30′34″N 122°29′46″W / 38.5095°N 122.496°W / 38.5095; -122.496 (York Creek Diversion Structure )
York Creek
York Dam
24 ft (7.3 m)
2020
St. Helena
38°30′32″N 122°29′46″W / 38.509°N 122.496°W / 38.509; -122.496 (York Dam )
Water storage dam owned by the City of St. Helena.
Maria Ygnacio Debris Basin Dam East Branch
20 ft (6.1 m)
2019
Santa Barbara County
34°27′38″N 119°47′28″W / 34.4606°N 119.7912°W / 34.4606; -119.7912 (Maria Ygnacio Debris Basin Dam East Branch )
East Branch Maria Ygnacio Creek
Atascadero Creek
Debris retention basin owned by the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District.
Maria Ygnacio Aijian Barrier
5 ft (1.5 m)
2014
Santa Barbara
34°27′59″N 119°47′39″W / 34.4664°N 119.7943°W / 34.4664; -119.7943 (Maria Ygnacio Aijian Barrier )
Maria Ygnacio Creek
Maria Ygnacio Debris Basin Dam Main Branch
20 ft (6.1 m)
2019
Santa Barbara County
34°28′31″N 119°47′31″W / 34.4752°N 119.7919°W / 34.4752; -119.7919 (Maria Ygnacio Debris Basin Dam Main Branch )
Debris retention basin owned by the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District.
Lion Creek Diversion Dam
3 ft (0.91 m)
2014
Ojai
34°32′40″N 119°09′50″W / 34.5444°N 119.164°W / 34.5444; -119.164 (Lion Creek Diversion Dam )
Lion Creek
Santa Clara River
Water supply dam for the Middle Lion Creek Campground.
Horse Creek Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
2006
Los Padres National Forest
34°50′15″N 120°01′01″W / 34.8376°N 120.017°W / 34.8376; -120.017 (Horse Creek Dam )
Horse Creek
Santa Maria River
Rodeo Grounds Berm
12 to 18 ft (3.7 to 5.5 m)
2008
Los Angeles County
34°02′31″N 118°34′47″W / 34.0419°N 118.5796°W / 34.0419; -118.5796 (Rodeo Grounds Berm )
Topanga Creek
Santa Monica Bay
Trout Haven Dam
Six Rivers National Forest
41°53′26″N 123°48′54″W / 41.8905°N 123.815°W / 41.8905; -123.815 (Trout Haven Dam )
Monkey Creek
Smith River
Benbow Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
2016
Eureka
40°04′00″N 123°47′46″W / 40.0666°N 123.7961°W / 40.0666; -123.7961 (Benbow Dam )
South Fork Eel River
Eel River
Owned by
California State Parks .
Cedar Creek Hatchery Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
2022
Leggett
39°50′23″N 123°42′27″W / 39.8398°N 123.7075°W / 39.8398; -123.7075 (Cedar Creek Hatchery Dam )
Cedar Creek
Salt Creek Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
Mendocino National Forest
39°17′35″N 122°47′42″W / 39.2931°N 122.795°W / 39.2931; -122.795 (Salt Creek Dam )
Salt Creek
Bear Valley Dam
15 ft (4.6 m)
1982
Point Reyes National Seashore
37°59′36″N 122°48′50″W / 37.9933°N 122.814°W / 37.9933; -122.814 (Bear Valley Dam )
Drakes Bay
Lower Murphy Dam
6 ft (1.8 m)
Inverness
38°04′10″N 122°55′05″W / 38.0694°N 122.918°W / 38.0694; -122.918 (Lower Murphy Dam )
Home Bay
Upper Murphy Dam
25 ft (7.6 m)
Point Reyes National Seashore
38°05′07″N 122°54′14″W / 38.0853°N 122.904°W / 38.0853; -122.904 (Upper Murphy Dam )
Home Ranch Creek
Haypress Pond Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
2003
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
37°51′46″N 122°32′49″W / 37.8629°N 122.547°W / 37.8629; -122.547 (Haypress Pond Dam )
Tributary to
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Cove
Water supply dam for grazing stock.
Copco Number 2 Dam
33 ft (10 m)
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2023
Siskiyou County
41°58′44″N 122°20′24″W / 41.9789°N 122.3400°W / 41.9789; -122.3400 (Copco Number 2 Dam )
Klamath River
Klamath River
After more than 20 years of advocacy from the
Un-Dam the Klamath movement, the first of the four dams on the Lower Klamath River was removed in fall 2023.
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East Weaver Creek Dam
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12 ft (3.7 m)
2023
Weaverville
40°46′37″N 122°55′47″W / 40.777°N 122.9298°W / 40.777; -122.9298 (East Weaver Creek Dam )
East Weaver Creek
Water supply dam owned by the Weaverville Community Services District.
Hostler Creek Dam
14 ft (4.3 m)
2012
Hoopa
41°04′43″N 123°40′05″W / 41.0787°N 123.668°W / 41.0787; -123.668 (Hostler Creek Dam )
Hostler Creek
Owned by the Hoopa Tribe.
Minnie Reeves Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
2002
Douglas City
40°38′17″N 122°54′29″W / 40.6381°N 122.908°W / 40.6381; -122.908 (Minnie Reeves Dam )
Indian Creek
Little Shasta River Flashboard Dam
2019
Siskiyou County
Little Shasta River
Irrigation dam.
Araujo Dam
2007
Siskiyou County
41°41′15″N 122°31′48″W / 41.6876°N 122.53°W / 41.6876; -122.53 (Araujo Dam )
Shasta River
Flashboard diversion dam installed every summer.
Grenada Irrigation District Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
2012
Siskiyou County
41°43′37″N 122°33′27″W / 41.727°N 122.5575°W / 41.727; -122.5575 (Grenada Irrigation District Dam )
Irrigation dam.
Quinn Dam
14 ft (4.3 m)
1951
East Fork North Fork Trinity River
Lone Jack Dam
24 ft (7.3 m)
Todd Dam
14 ft (4.3 m)
1949
Trinity Cty. Water & Power Co. Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
1946
East Fork Trinity River
North Fork Placers Dam
15 ft (4.6 m)
1950
North Fork Trinity River
Whites Gulch Upper Dam
2008
Etna
41°16′54″N 123°04′33″W / 41.2818°N 123.0757°W / 41.2818; -123.0757 (Whites Gulch Upper Dam )
Whites Gulch
White Gulch Dam #1 (Whites Gulch Lower Dam)
2008
Siskiyou County
41°17′27″N 123°04′59″W / 41.2909°N 123.083°W / 41.2909; -123.083 (White Gulch Dam #1 (Whites Gulch Lower Dam) )
2 diversion dams.
Smith Dam
8 ft (2.4 m)
1949
Bonally Mining Co. Dam
11 ft (3.4 m)
1946
North Fork Salmon River
Bennett-Smith Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
1950
South Fork Salmon River
Barton Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
1950
South Fork Scott River
Rooney Bros Dam
2008
Sacramento County
38°21′30″N 121°20′35″W / 38.3582°N 121.343°W / 38.3582; -121.343 (Rooney Bros Dam )
Cosumnes River
Mokelumne River
Murphy Creek Dam (Sparrow Dam)
12 ft (3.7 m)
2003
Clements
38°14′02″N 121°01′35″W / 38.234°N 121.0264°W / 38.234; -121.0264 (Murphy Creek Dam (Sparrow Dam) )
Murphy Creek
East Panther Creek Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
2016
Amador County
38°29′24″N 120°23′51″W / 38.49°N 120.3975°W / 38.49; -120.3975 (East Panther Creek Dam )
East Panther Creek
Owned by the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company .
West Panther Creek Dam
14 ft (4.3 m)
2003
Amador County
38°29′34″N 120°23′36″W / 38.4929°N 120.3933°W / 38.4929; -120.3933 (West Panther Creek Dam )
West Panther Creek
Camp Nine Dam
2012
Vallecito
38°08′09″N 120°22′37″W / 38.1358°N 120.377°W / 38.1358; -120.377 (Camp Nine Dam )
Stanislaus River
San Joaquin River
Cascade Diversion Dam
18 ft (5.5 m)
2003
El Portal
37°43′06″N 119°40′55″W / 37.7183°N 119.682°W / 37.7183; -119.682 (Cascade Diversion Dam )
Merced River
Dennett Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
2018
Modesto
37°37′38″N 120°59′16″W / 37.6273°N 120.9878°W / 37.6273; -120.9878 (Dennett Dam )
Tuolumne River
Dam built for recreation.
Ojai Valley Trail Ford
2011
Oak View
34°22′47″N 119°18′25″W / 34.3798°N 119.307°W / 34.3798; -119.307 (Ojai Valley Trail Ford )
San Antonio Creek
Ventura River
Arco Pond Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
Happy Isles Dam
8 ft (2.4 m)
1987
C-Lind Dam #1
56 ft (17 m)
1993
Three C. Picket Dam
1949
Beaver Creek
Big Creek Manufacturing Dam
14 ft (4.3 m)
Big Creek
A-Frame Dam
30 ft (9.1 m)
2003
Brandy Creek
Point Four Dam
6 ft (1.8 m)
1993
Butte Creek
Henry Danninbrink Dam
1927
Canyon Creek
Red Hill Mining Do. Dam
30 ft (9.1 m)
1951
Canyon Creek
Lake Christopher Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
1994
Cold Creek
Unnamed dam
5 ft (1.5 m)
2002
Ferrari Creek
Russell Dam (Hinkley Dam)
11 ft (3.4 m)
1922
Hayfork Creek
Hessellwood Dam
10 ft (3.0 m)
1925
Hayfork Creek
Big Nugget Mine Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
1949
Horse Creek
D.B. Fields Dam
6 ft (1.8 m)
1947
Indian Creek
Altoona Dam
12 ft (3.7 m)
1947
Kidder Creek
Clarissa V. Mining Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
1950
Redding Creek
Anderline Dam
20 ft (6.1 m)
1936
Rush Creek
Unnamed Arizona Crossing
2002
Solstice Creek
Moser Dam
1949
Swillup Creek
Unnamed dam
2006
Ward Creek
Unnamed dam
6 ft (1.8 m)
1992
Wildcat Creek
Unnamed dam
6 ft (1.8 m)
1992