Blog: Schafer Dam enlargement
In the 1960s, Tulare County Supervisor Dennis Townsend was working for the water master of the Tule River when the dam at Success Lake got its first big test. … Starting in early 2024, a similar deluge would be contained because the spillway is being raised by 10 feet, increasing reservoir storage by a third. The federally funded project will boost flood protection for Porterville and the downstream lands from a 50-year flood event to a 100-year flood event, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.