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The USACE found in 1999 that the alluvial deposits that form the foundations of the dam were unstable and that the dam would be at a high risk of failure in the event of an earthquake. In 2006, new regulations were passed that limited long-term water storage in the reservoir to 28,800 acre-feet
269:. Serving mainly for flood control and irrigation, the dam is an earthen embankment structure 156 feet (48 m) high and 3,490 feet (1,060 m) long. The dam lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of
300:(0.0355 km), 35% of capacity. A proposed $ 500 million project would increase the thickness of the dam by 350 feet (110 m) so that it could better withstand a quake in the region.
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In August 2019, the 116th
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Success Dam in Tulare County, California, shall hereafter be known and designated as the
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459:"Corps settles on potential remedy for Success Dam"
407:Friend, Edwin R.; Bailey, B.J.; Prochaska, Adam B.
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320:List of reservoirs and dams in California
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157:Type of dam
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355:"Success Dam (SCC)"
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529:Kings River
437:FONSI-09-73
286:Tulare Lake
271:Porterville
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90:118°55′09″W
78:Coordinates
68:Porterville
22:Success Dam
853:Categories
833:Mill Creek
797:Rock Creek
792:Poso Creek
777:Lake Evans
714:Kern River
666:Tule River
579:(proposed)
468:2012-04-20
443:2012-04-20
418:2012-04-20
393:2012-04-20
365:2012-04-20
326:References
263:California
255:Tule River
170:Tule River
161:Embankment
87:36°03′38″N
72:California
782:Lake Webb
772:Kern Lake
208:Reservoir
314:See also
166:Impounds
64:Location
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292:. The
184:Length
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