Lake Los Carneros Dam

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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): 20
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Names:
Stow Pond
Stow Lake
La Patera (1962)
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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

Contact: pete@lakeloscarneros.com


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