Friant Dam and Millerton Lake

Written by: Winetta Owens

Friant Dam, located 16 miles northeast of Fresno, California, provides flood control, conservation storage, and water releases into the Madera and Friant-Kern canals and delivers water to millions of agricultural lands in Fresno, Kern, Madera and Tulare counties. Visitors enjoy boating, rafting, fishing and other water sports at Millerton Lake, as well as the historic Millerton Courthouse which is located by the lake.

Friant Dam Friant-Kern CanalControl valves are opened to release water into the San Joaquin RiverHydrologic Technician Ted Baker documents the water levels of Millerton LakeFriant’s spillway releases flood water from Milerton LakeMadera CanalRenovation of the Friant Power Plant below the damMillerton LakeMillerton Courthouse

Published on February 22, 2016