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Friant Dam

Friant Dam spillway continues to overflow into Central Valley rivers

  • Jul 20, 2023

Water to be released from Friant Dam to make room for incoming rain

  • Mar 8, 2023

Water released from Friant Dam to make way for more rain

  • Jan 7, 2023

Creek Fire: Water deliveries from dams might be affected due to evacuations

  • Sep 29, 2020

Water released from full Millerton Lake

  • Jul 9, 2019

2 Fresno County parks closed due to high waters caused by water release from Friant Dam

  • Apr 11, 2017

High waters shut down Lost Lake near Friant Dam in Fresno County

  • Mar 24, 2017

Valley dams have engineers brimming with confidence

  • Feb 14, 2017

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2 Fresno County parks closed due to high waters caused by water release from Friant Dam

  • Jul 11, 2017
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Water being let out of Friant dam in an effort to make room for rain water

  • Apr 27, 2017
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High waters shut down Lost Lake near Friant Dam in Fresno County

  • Apr 19, 2017
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Water experts monitoring Friant Dam release to prevent flooding at mobile home park

  • Apr 17, 2017
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Valley dams have engineers brimming with confidence

  • Apr 12, 2017
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As thousands of gallons of water are released from Friant dam, farmers hope water storage project is the answer

  • Feb 25, 2017
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Large storm rolling through the Valley bringing up memories for some of one much worse 20 years ago

  • Jan 5, 2017

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Water experts monitoring Friant Dam release to prevent flooding at mobile home park

Despite the fast-rising levels near Wildwood Mobile Home Park, experts don't believe residents are in any immediate danger.

  • Feb 14, 2017
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While Friant Dam releases thousands of gallons, farmers hope water storage project is the answer for the future

Right now, 5,000 cubic feet of water pours out of Friant Dam per second. To put that into perspective, think of 5,000 basketballs bouncing out each second.

  • Jan 7, 2017
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Water being let out of Friant dam in an effort to make room for rain water

Friant Dam is shooting out 3,000 cubic feet of water out every second. That's five times the normal flow. It's needed to make room for more water heading this way on an atmospheric river.

  • Jan 6, 2017

Large storm rolling through the Valley bringing up memories for some of one much worse 20 years ago

Harold Mathis of Friant remembers like it was yesterday when a heavy storm in 1997 brought record flooding. And on the 20th anniversary of the Friant dam spilling a surge of water he is still content living next to the San Joaquin River.

  • Jan 5, 2017
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Groups celebrate court decision to halt Friant Ranch development

Public interest groups are applauding a recent court decision putting a halt to a major senior housing development in the foothills near Friant Dam.

  • May 31, 2014