It doesn't snow very often in the Alameda Watershed, so we had to go way back into the photo archives to find this one from the Calaveras Dam construction site, dated January 9, 1913. The site was so remote at the time that onsite camps housed construction workers.
Calaveras Dam was constructed three times in total.
- The first dam, started in 1913 and completed in 1918 collapsed under its own weight because of the dam construction method builders used.
- The second dam, which served us for over 90 years, was completed in 1925.
- The third replacement Calaveras Dam reached its full height in September 2018.
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
See you around the Valley!
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