page_title: Temperance Flat Dam
hierarchical_section_title: Temperance Flat Dam
caption_attribution_description: English: Proposed Temperance Flat dam as of January 2014 USBR report. Dam sits at river mile 274 and partially inundates both Millerton and Kerckhoff reservoirs.
context_page_description: Temperance Flat Dam is a proposed dam project on the San Joaquin River west of Auberry, California. The dam's main purpose would be to supplement storage capacity in the upper San Joaquin River basin. Under the current proposal, Temperance Flat would slightly more than double water storage on the San Joaquin River from below Friant Dam. The project is highly controversial because it would flood scenic canyons and historic sites along the San Joaquin River, and impact upstream hydroelectricity generation. The Bureau of Reclamation estimates the construction costs will be between $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion, while other estimates range from US$2.96 billion up to US$3.35 billion. At 665 feet, Temperance Flat Dam would be the second highest dam in California, and the fifth tallest dam in the United States.
  On February 28, 2014, Representative Jim Costa introduced H.R. 4127, to authorize construction of the Temperance Flat Dam. The Bureau of Reclamation released a draft environmental impact statement for the project in September 2014. The dam is one of three major storage projects that could be funded by a $7.5 billion water bond open for voting in November 2014.
context_section_description: Temperance Flat Dam is a proposed dam project on the San Joaquin River west of Auberry, California. The dam's main purpose would be to supplement storage capacity in the upper San Joaquin River basin. Under the current proposal, Temperance Flat would slightly more than double water storage on the San Joaquin River from below Friant Dam. The project is highly controversial because it would flood scenic canyons and historic sites along the San Joaquin River, and impact upstream hydroelectricity generation. The Bureau of Reclamation estimates the construction costs will be between $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion, while other estimates range from US$2.96 billion up to US$3.35 billion. At 665 feet, Temperance Flat Dam would be the second highest dam in California, and the fifth tallest dam in the United States.
  On February 28, 2014, Representative Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced H.R. 4127, to authorize construction of the Temperance Flat Dam. The Bureau of Reclamation released a draft environmental impact statement for the project in September 2014. The dam is one of three major storage projects that could be funded by a $7.5 billion water bond open for voting in November 2014.
caption: Map showing reservoir outline of the proposed reservoir at RM 274, at elevation 985 ft (300 m). The reservoir would partially inundate both Millerton and Kerckhoff reservoirs.
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