Isabella Dam
Isabella Dam is an embankment dam located in the Kern River Valley, about halfway down the Kern River course, between the towns of Kernville and Lake Isabella in Kern County, California.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Kern County, California
- Also known as: “Isabella Main Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Isabella and Bodfish.
Lake Isabella
Town
Photo: Bobak, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lake Isabella is a census-designated place in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. It is named after the Lake Isabella reservoir and located at the lake’s southwestern edge, 6 miles south of Wofford Heights in the Kern River Valley. Lake Isabella is situated 2½ miles south of Isabella Dam.
Bodfish
Village
Photo: David Jordan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bodfish is a census-designated place in the southern Kern River Valley of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Bodfish is located 32 miles east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,687 feet. Bodfish is situated 4 miles south of Isabella Dam.
Mountain Mesa
Village
Photo: David Jordan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mountain Mesa is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Mountain Mesa is located 2 miles west of South Lake at an elevation of 2,641 feet. The population was 823 at the 2020 census, up from 777 at the 2010 census. Mountain Mesa is situated 4½ miles east of Isabella Dam.
Isabella Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.64611° or 35° 38′ 46″ northLongitude
-118.48228° or 118° 28′ 56″ westElevation
2,615 feet (797 metres)Open location code
8573JGW9+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1190746252OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q14682493
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Satellite Map
Discover Isabella Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Isabella Dam” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Isabella”
- Japanese: “イザベラ・ダム”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isabella Dam Power Station and Vista Point.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Pioneer Point Campground and KVLI-AM (Lake Isabella).
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