The Isabella Lake Dam, located about 40 miles from Bakersfield, became fully operational in 1953. But for the last four years, crews have focused on correcting weaknesses important in improving ...

The upgrade to Lake Isabella Dam continues, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working on the project saying they are getting closer to finishing up a major step. 23ABC's Vania Patino went to ...

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2009) - Tony Kittner, Isabella Dam project geologist, Sacramento District geotechnical engineering branch, demonstrates the ...

Under normal conditions, the lake’s capacity is 568,000 acre-feet. But until repairs on the dam are complete, the fill-limit will remain at 360,000 acre-feet, about 63 percent of the total ...

Jan. 14—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Isabella Dam team is asking for clearance from Corps safety officials in Sacramento to dramatically raise the water level in Isabella Lake. After more ...

Records show that this is the highest release from Isabella Dam in its 70-year history, he said. Over the past few weeks, Isabella Lake storage has been increasing steadily as snowmelt pours in ...

Lake Isabella’s dam, designed in the 1960s, has two gates that can lower the lake level by as much as 10 feet, according to Wolff. “Doing the bulk of the work during the winter drawdown is ...

Dec. 20—Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has purchased property for the upcoming Lake Isabella Visitor Center. "Acquisition of this property by the ...

Jul. 5—Isabella Lake exceeded 500,000 acre-feet of water storage during the holiday weekend for the first time in nearly two decades. By midday Wednesday, the water level in the lake had ...

Finished in 1953, the Lake Isabella main dam and auxiliary dam have been undergoing a series of repairs and retrofitting following the discovery of water seepage below the dam in 2006, as well as ...