Friant Dam
Friant Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the San Joaquin River in central California in the United States, on the boundary of Fresno and Madera Counties.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 541 feet (165 metres)
- …is also known as “Friant Dike Dam”
- …stands 318 feet (97 metres) tall
- Description: dam in Madera/Fresno Counties, California
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friant and Sumner Hill.
Friant
Friant is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States.
Sumner Hill
Hamlet
Sumner Hill is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States.
4 miles southwest of Friant Dam
Friant Dam
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Latitude
37.00055° or 37° 0′ 2″ north
Longitude
-119.70511° or 119° 42′ 18″ west
Open location code
8592272V+6X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Friant Dam” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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