Terminus Dam

Terminus Dam is a dam on the Kaweah River in Tulare County, California in the United States, serving to form Lake Kaweah. The earthfill dam is 130 feet (40 m) high and approximately 870 feet (270 m) long, and can control up to a 1,000 year flood. The dam lies alongside California State Route 198, just before it enters Sequoia National Park.

The dam provides irrigation and municipal water supply, and as a result, the Kaweah River below the dam is usually regulated for a stable flow year round. The South Fork and the mainstem of the Kaweah both flow into the reservoir and the North Fork joins a short distance upstream. The dam is about 20 miles (32 km) east of the city of Visalia, and faces California's Central Valley.

Built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Terminus Dam was completed in 1962 to provide flood control and water for irrigation. A project to raise the lake 21 feet (6 m) was completed in 2004. The project included the construction of six 21-foot (6 m)-tall fusegates in the spillway.

• Terminus Dam

• Photo taken from visitor center at Terminus Dam, looking towards Sequoia National Park