Kaweah Lake

Terminus Dam impounds Lake Kaweah in Tulare County. The zig-zagged fusegates in the foreground mark the top of the dam’s emergency spillway, which was activated when the reservoir reached capacity in early March.

Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble

Water managers were relieved after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision to dump massive amounts of water from Kaweah and Success lakes.

Terminus Dam impounds Lake Kaweah in Tulare County.

Local News

City of Visalia monitoring for flooding as Lake Kaweah exceeds capacity

Kerry Klein

Visalia city officials are monitoring for floods, now that water is flowing down the spillway at Lake Kaweah’s Terminus Dam. The reservoir reached capacity on Thursday morning.

Environment

Control Tower Of The Terminus Dam At Lake Kaweah Flooded

Jeffrey Hess

The control tower of the Terminus Dam at Lake Kaweah is currently full of more than 90 feet of water. The flooded tower has crippled the dam’s ability to…