Title:
Old dam spilling, November 2, 1970.
Creator:
Dias, Manuel, 1918-2005
Subject:
Dams -- California
Reservoirs -- California
Water-power -- California
Modesto Irrigation District (Calif.)
Turlock Irrigation District (Calif.)
Description:
In full operation by 1923, the old Don Pedro Dam was built through the combined efforts of the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation
Districts and was sited on the Tuolumne River northeast of Turlock, California. Visible is released irrigation water spilling
down the face of the 284-foot-high dam through twelve ports. This release would have been in excess of the water that flowed
through five lower outlets leading to the water-wheels of the powerhouse visible below. The electricity generated in the
powerhouse was sold by the Turlock Irrigation District directly to retail customers and it became the first irrigation district
in California to do so.
Publisher:
California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Date:
1970 November 2
Type:
image
Format:
1 photographic print; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier:
cturs_196
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Old Don Pedro Dam (Calif.) -- Aerial photographs; Tuolumne River (Calif.); Turlock (Calif.)
Rights:
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Dias, Manuel, 1918-2005
Consult owning institution.
1970