Matilija Dam
Matilija Dam is a concrete arch dam in Ventura County, California, completed in 1947. Designed for water storage and flood control, it impounds Matilija Creek to create the Matilija Reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest, south of the Matilija Wilderness and north of Ojai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: concrete arch dam completed in 1947 for water storage and flood control in Ventura County, California
- Also known as: “Matilija 86 Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meiners Oaks and Mira Monte.
Meiners Oaks
Locality
Meiners Oaks is an unincorporated community lying west of the city of Ojai in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 3,911 at the 2020 census. Meiners Oaks is situated 3 miles southeast of Matilija Dam.
Mira Monte
Locality
Mira Monte is a rural community in Ventura County, California, United States. Mira Monte is located in between the communities of Oak View, Meiners Oaks, and southwest of the City of Ojai, California. Mira Monte is situated 4½ miles south of Matilija Dam.
Ojai
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Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara. The valley is part of the east–west trending Western Transverse Ranges and is about 10 miles long by 3 miles wide and divided into a lower and an upper valley, each of similar size, surrounded by hills and mountains.
Matilija Dam
- Category: arch dam
- Location: Ventura County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Matilija Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Matilija Dam”
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