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Courtright Reservoir
Reservoir
in
Sierra NF
,
Sierra Nevada
near
Lakeshore
,
CA
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Courtright Reservoir is a reservoir in Fresno County, California. The reservoir is at an elevation of 8,170 feet (2,490 m) in the Sierra National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, bordering the John Muir Wilderness. The high-Sierra reservoir is formed by Courtright Dam in Helms Creek canyon and has a capacity of 123,300 acre feet (152,100,000 m3). The dam is composed of rock-fill and is 315 feet (96 m) tall, measured from the crest to the original streambed. It was completed in 1958 and is owned by Pacific Gas and Electric. Its primary purpose is hydroelectricity production. The lake is an "off-river" (or "off-channel") storage reservoir. In addition to the small amount of the Helms Creek water flow's conventional hydroelectricity production, Courtright Reservoir serves mainly…
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