La Grange Dam
The La Grange Dam is a masonry-gravity diversion dam on the Tuolumne River near La Grange, California. The dam was completed in 1893 by the Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District in an effort to divert water into their canal systems for local farmers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the Tuolumne River in Stanislaus County, California
- Also known as: “La Grange 68-002 Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Louis Catholic Church and New Don Pedro Dam.
St. Louis Catholic Church
Church
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The St. Louis Catholic Church is a historic church in La Grange, California, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. St. Louis Catholic Church is situated 1¼ miles southwest of La Grange Dam.
New Don Pedro Dam
Dam
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New Don Pedro Dam, often known simply as Don Pedro Dam, is an earthen embankment dam across the Tuolumne River, about 2 miles northeast of La Grange, in Tuolumne County, California. New Don Pedro Dam is situated 2½ miles northeast of La Grange Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Grange.
La Grange
Hamlet
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La Grange is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in rural Stanislaus County, California. Its altitude is 259 feet. As of 2020 it has a population of 166.
La Grange Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Stanislaus County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“La Grange Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “La Grange Dam”
- Hebrew: “סכר לה גראנג‘”
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Nearby Places
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