All significant dams in California are inventoried in California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 17. You can access this database on-line or download a text file of it. The 123 dams in California with storage capacities over 40,000 acre feet are listed below.
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| Barrett (City of San Diego) |
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| Bear Valley (Big Bear Municipal WD) |
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| Beardsley (Oakdale So San Joaquin ID) |
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| Big Sage (Hot Spring Valley ID) |
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| Black Butte (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Boca (US Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Bowman (Nevada Irrigation Dist) |
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| Bradbury (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Bridgeport (Walker River Irrigation Dist) |
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| Briones (East Bay Municipal District) |
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| Buchanan (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Bucks Storage (Pacific Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Buena Vista (J Boswell Co & Tenneco West) |
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| Butt Valley (Pacific Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Calaveras (City County of San Francisco) |
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| Camanche (East Bay Municipal District) |
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| Camp Far West (South Sutter Water Dist) |
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| Casitas (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Castaic (State Dept of Water Resources) |
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| Cedar Springs (State Dept of Water Resources) |
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| Cherry Valley (City County of San Francisco) |
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| Clear Lake (US Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Clear Lake (Yolo County FCWCD District) |
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| Copco No 1 (Pacific Power And Light Co) |
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| Courtright (Pacific Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Coyote Valley (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Crane Val Stor (Pacific Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Del Valle (State Dept of Water Resources) |
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| Don Pedro (Turlock Irrigation Dist) |
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| Donnells (Oakdale So San Joaquin ID) |
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| East Park (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| El Capitan (City of San Diego) |
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| Englebright (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Farmington (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Florence Lake (Southern Calif Edison Co) |
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| Folsom (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Frenchman (State Dept of Water Resources) |
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| Friant (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Grant Lake (City of Los Angeles) |
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| Grizzly Valley (State Dept of Water Resources) |
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| Haiwee (City of Los Angeles) |
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| Henshaw (Vista Irrigation District) |
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| Hidden (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Huntington Lake I (Southern Calif Edison Co) |
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| Indian Valley (Yolo County FCWCD District) |
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| Iron Gate (Pacific Power And Light Co) |
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| Isabella (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Jackson Meadows (Nevada Irrigation Dist) |
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| James H Turner (City County San Francisco) |
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| L L Anderson (Placer County Water Agency) |
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| Lake Almanor (Pac Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Lake Arrowhead (Arrow Lake Association) |
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| Lake Fordyce (Pac Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Lake Spaulding (Pac Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Lake Tahoe (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Leroy Anderson (Santa Clara Valley WD) |
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| Little Grass Valley (Oroville Wyandotte ID) |
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| Long Valley (City of Los Angeles) |
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| Loon Lake (Sacramento Mun Utility Dist) |
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| Lopez (San Luis Obispo Co FCWCD) |
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| Lower Bear River (Pacific Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Lower Crystal Springs (City County San Francisco) |
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| Lower Hell Hole (Placer County Water Agency) |
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| Mammoth Pool (Southern Calif Edison Co) |
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| Mathews (Metropolitan Water Dist) |
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| Mojave (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Monticello (U S Bureau Of Reclamation) |
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| Morena (City of San Diego) |
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| Nacimiento (Monterey Co Water Res Agency) |
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| New Bullards Bar (Yuba County Water Agency) |
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| New Exchequer (Merced Irrigation Dist) |
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| New Hogan (Corps of Engineers) |
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| New Melones (US Bureau Of Reclamation) |
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| New Spicer
Meadow (Calaveras
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| New U San Leandro (East Bay MU District) |
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| O Shaughnessy (City County San Francisco) |
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| O'Neill (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Oroville (State Dept of Water Resources) |
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| Pardee (East Bay MU District) |
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| Parker (US Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Perris (State Dept Of Water Resources) |
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| Pine Flat (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Prado (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Pyramid (State Dept Of Water Resources) |
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| Robert A Skinner (Metropolitan Water Dist) |
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| Robert W Matthews (Humboldt Bay MWD) |
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| Rollins (Nevada Irrigation Dist) |
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| Salt Springs (Pac Gas And Electric Co) |
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| San Antonio (Monterey Co Water Res Agency) |
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| San Gabriel No 1 (LA Co Dept Of Public Works) |
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| San Luis (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| San Pablo (East Bay MU District) |
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| San Vicente (City of San Diego) |
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| Santa Felicia (United Water Cons Dist) |
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| Savage (City of San Diego) |
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| Scott (Pac Gas And Electric Co) |
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| Scotts Flat (Nevada Irrigation Dist) |
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| Seven Oaks (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Shasta (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Shasta River (Montague Water Cons Dist) |
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| Shaver Lake (Southern Calif Edison Co) |
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| Sly Creek (Oroville Wyandotte ID) |
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| Sly Park (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Stampede (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Stony Gorge (U S Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Success (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Terminus (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Thermalito Afterbay (State Dept of Water Resources) |
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| Trinity (US Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Tule Lake (Lyneta Ranches) |
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| Tulloch (Oakdale So San Joaquin ID) |
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| Turlock Lake (Turlock Irrigation District) |
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| Twitchell (US Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Union Valley (Sacramento Mun Utility Dist) |
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| Vail Rancho (Calif Water Dist) |
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| Vermilion Valley (Southern Calif Edison Co) |
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| Virginia Ranch (Browns Valley Irr Dist) |
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| Warm Springs (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Whale Rock (Whale Rock Commission) |
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| Whiskeytown (US Bureau of Reclamation) |
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| Whittier Narrows (Corps of Engineers) |
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| Wilkerson (Delta wetlands) |
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| Wishon (Pacific Gas And Electric Co) |
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