New Exchequer Dam
New Exchequer Dam is a concrete–faced, rock-fill dam on the Merced River in central California in the United States. It forms Lake McClure, which impounds the river for irrigation and hydroelectric power production and has a capacity of more than 1,000,000 acre-feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Mariposa County, California
- Also known as: “Exchequer Dam” and “New Exchequer 58-002 Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merced Falls and Hornitos.
Merced Falls
Hamlet
Merced Falls is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located on the north bank of the Merced River 6 miles east of Snelling, at an elevation of 348 feet. Merced Falls is situated 6 miles southwest of New Exchequer Dam.
Hornitos
Hamlet
Photo: C N, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hornitos is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located on Burns Creek 25 miles by road south of Coulterville, at an elevation of 843 feet. The population was 38 at the 2020 census, down from 75 at the 2010 census. Hornitos is situated 6 miles south of New Exchequer Dam.
New Exchequer Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“New Exchequer Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “New Exchequer Dam”
- Chinese: “新埃克斯切凱爾水壩”
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