New Exchequer Dam and Lake McClure

 

 

According to the Bureau of Reclamation

 

“New Exchequer Dam is on the Merced River about 25 miles northeast of the City of Merced. The dam, completed in 1966, is a 1,220-foot-long and 490-foot-high rockfill structure, with a 1,500-foot-long and 62-foot-high rock and earthfill dike. The dam and lake, which are owned, operated, and maintained by the Merced Irrigation District, provide flood protection to prime agricultural lands below the dam and to the communities of Livingston, Snelling, Cressy, and Atwater. New Exchequer Dam has a gross pool capacity of 1,024 TAF and a flood management reservation of 350 TAF, with a downstream objective release of 6,000 cfs in the Merced River at Stevinson.

 

Introduction Page – HR869 & HR2578

MERG Current Thoughts on HR 869 & HR 2578

New Exchequer Dam and Lake McClure

FERC Project Boundary Question

The FERC Relicensing Argument

Spillways at Lake McClure

Dam Safety

Embankment Dam Studies

Is Raising the Dam Crest Elevation Unlawful?

Known Geologic Issues

The Effect on the Limestone Salamander

Other Options for Additional Water Storage

MERG Early Thoughts on HR 869