Prado Dam is an existing facility constructed by the Corps of Engineers in 1941. The plan of improvement for the Prado Dam and reservoir, which has an estimated cost of $880 million includes:
Raising the existing embankment 28.4 feet to an elevation of 594.4 feet - Completed.
Raising the spillway crest from elevation of 543 ft. to 563 ft – Planned for 2021
Constructing new outlet works increasing the maximum discharge capacity from 9,000 cfs to 30,000 cfs - Completed.
Constructing new levees and dikes- Underway
Acquiring over 1,700 acres of property rights for reservoir expansion -Underway
Relocating and protecting 30 various utility lines- Underway
Increasing reservoir area from 6,695 acres to 10,256 acres.
Increasing-impoundment from 217,000 acre-feet to 362,000 acre-feet.
Prado Dam Project Features
Construction of the new intake structure
Raising of the existing embankment
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