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The Dallas-Warner Reservoir (today's Modesto Reservoir) was completed in 1912 on the north side of the river, but was only considered a temporary solution. [86] Construction on the first Don Pedro Dam began in 1921 to store floodwaters of the Tuolumne proper, allowing for the extension of the irrigation season and to provide water during dry ...
A fire district water rescue team, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department helicopter and sheriff divers were involved in a 40-minute search at the reservoir.
The Modesto Irrigation District was the second irrigation district to be established in California, in July 1887, under the Wright Act of 1887, which allowed the formation of special-purpose districts throughout California. The voters within the district's proposed boundaries were overwhelmingly in favor of the formation, but a determined ...
Lake McClure is a reservoir in the Sierra Nevada foothills of western Mariposa County, California, United States. It is formed by the New Exchequer Dam impounding the Merced River, which is a tributary of the San Joaquin River. It is about 40 miles (64 km) east of Modesto.
The TID monitors the river and decides how much of it to release from Don Pedro Reservoir. The Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts own the reservoir, and the TID operates it.
Sheriff’s Office recommends swimmers wear life jackets, know their limits and don’t swim alone.
Modesto resident Antonio Aguilar, 30, was identified as the decedent by the Coroner’s Office. Man who died swimming at Modesto Reservoir identified. He was the third in past 10 days
The reservoir created by this dam contained 290,400 acre⋅ft (358,200,000 m 3) of water when full, 14.3% of today's capacity. A 15 megawatt power plant was part of the dam's original design, and two more 7500 kilowatt generators were added in 1926 for 30 megawatts total, just 15% of today's capacity.