Success Dam

Schafer Dam—formerly Success Dam, prior to 2019—is a dam across the in , United States. Serving mainly for flood control and irrigation, the dam is an earthen embankment structure 156 feet high and 3,490 feet long.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 679 feet (207 metres)
  • Description: dam in Porterville, California
  • Also known as
    “Richard L. Schafer Dam”
    “Schafer Dam”
    “Success Lake Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porterville.
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Latitude
36.06053° or 36° 3′ 38″ north
Longitude
-118.91852° or 118° 55′ 7″ west
Open location code
8583336J+6H
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“Success Dam” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area

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