Beardsley Dam

Beardsley Dam is a dam on the Middle Fork Stanislaus River in Tuolumne County, California. The site is surrounded by the Stanislaus National Forest.Water and powerThe earthen dam was completed in 1957 with a height of, and a length of at its crest. It impounds the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River for hydroelectric power and irrigation water storage, part of the Stanislaus River Tri-Dam project cooperatively owned by the Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District.The reservoir it creates, Beardsley Lake, has a water surface of 1.1 square miles, a maximum capacity of, and a normal capacity of. Recreation includes camping, fishing, and boating.