Agencies Seek to Enlarge a Dam on the Stanislaus
From Times Staff Reports
Two water agencies are reviving a proposal to enlarge a dam on the Stanislaus River’s south fork to supply Stockton and outlying areas of Tuolumne County.
A reservoir up to 10 times larger than the one behind Lyons Dam would be created. It would be the first major on-stream dam built in the state since the dam blocking Melones Lake was enlarged in 1979.
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