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The Dam
Year Built: 1932
Capacity (acre feet): 168
Area (acres): 20
Crest Elevation (ft above sea level): 60.5
Freeboard (ft): 12.8
Height (ft): 31
Length (ft): 1921
Width (ft): 202
Names:
Stow Pond
Stow Lake
La Patera (1962)3
Lake Los Carneros
(present)2
Spill Elevation - 1932 to
1947: ~48 ft. above sea level
Spill Elevation - 1947 to mid-60s: ~58 ft. above sea level
Spill Elevation - mid-60s to present: ~48 ft. above sea level
March 1993
Dec 15, 2015
Sep 17, 2015
Jan 21, 2016
References:
1Updated Management Plan - Santa Barbara County Parks Department (1999)
2Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (2010)*
3Dams Within Jurisdiction of the State of California (1962)*
Dams Within Jurisdiction of the State of California (2022)
4Ancestors West - December 1990 - Page 117
5Hydrology and Water Quality - Background Report No. 24 - Draft 4 (May 2004)* - Can not find updated link.
*Broken Link