Olivenhain Dam, San Diego County
Thursday, 19th May 2005 by James Turnbull
The 308 by 2,400 foot Olivenhain Dam appears to be nearing completion in this photo, although it's still under construction (there's a yellow crane at the centre).
As part of San Diego County Water Authority's US$827 million Emergency Storage Project, the dam does not block a stream or river but instead boxes off a 200 acre man-made reservoir (to the north) which will be filled with 7.8 billion gallons of imported water. The project is expected to be completed in 2010 (more information).
Thanks: Papapenguin
Also located nearby is Sutherland dam:
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Where’s the water? That thing looks huge!
Sutherland dam is very cool.
slacker: They’ve not added the water yet!
Oh its one of those dams where they ADD water. Ha why didn’t I think of that.
DAMN thats big….get it? yeah? yeah? no.
I like how the roads leading away from the dam are all down slope and form nice rivers if the water (soon to be imported) ever leaks. haha
Leave it to California to build a dam without any water.
“You build it, it will come” (or at least be transported in).
ola gostaria de saber si teria como vces me mandarem as fotos do brazil ou belo horizonte
I own two pieces of property (dam is to the northeast) that overlooks the dam and was really surprised last time I was up there. The dam was not only finished well ahead of schedule, but it’s completely full of water now as well.
Where have all the boats gone man?