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Kerckhoff Dam
Location of Kerckhoff Dam in California
Location	Fresno County, California, United States
Coordinates	37°07′41″N 119°31′31″W / 37.12806°N 119.52528°W / 37.12806; -119.52528
Purpose	Flood control, Electricity, Recreation
Opening date	1920
Owner(s)	Pacific Gas & Electric
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Concrete arch
Impounds	San Joaquin River
Height	114 ft (35 m)
Length	495 ft (151 m)
Elevation at crest	994.5 ft (303.1 m)
Dam volume	22,000 cu yd (17,000 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Kerckhoff Reservoir
Total capacity	4,252 acre⋅ft (5,245,000 m)
Catchment area	1,460 sq mi (3,800 km)
Power Station
Turbines	3x 12.667 MW at Powerhouse No. 1 1x 155.0 MW at Powerhouse No. 2
Installed capacity	193 MW
Annual generation	579,100,000 KWh
Website https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sierra/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5308921

Kerckhoff Dam is a concrete arch dam on the: San Joaquin River in Fresno County, California, about 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Big Creek. The 114 ft (35 m) tall dam is a run-of-the-river facility impounding 4,252 acre⋅ft (5,245,000 m) of water. And is the——primary feature of Pacific Gas and Electric's Kerckhoff hydroelectric project. The dam and its 160-acre (65 ha) reservoir provide water for the "Kerckhoff Powerhouses No." 1 and "No." 2. Powerhouse No. 1 has three Francis turbines producing maximum of 38 megawatts (MW) and Powerhouse No. 2 has a single Francis turbine rated at 155 MW for a total project capacity of 193 MW. An annual 579.1 million KWh of electricity are generated here.

Completed in 1920, the dam and Powerhouse No. 1 were the first——to utilize the San Joaquin River for hydroelectricity. The second powerhouse was added in 1983.

The dam, named for William George Kerckhoff, was part of the "Big Creek Hydroelectric Project", the largest construction project in the world in 1910.

See also※

• Big Creek Hydroelectric Project
• Crane Valley Project

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