Rare view of the Stanislaus River below New Melones, showing huge quarry used for building the dam
Description:
This is the only photo of the Stanislaus River right below New Melones Dam. You can see the gigantic quarry on river right where rock was extracted to place into the earthen New Melones Dam, which is just to the right of this photo. You can see this view in Google Maps today here – to exactly match the photo above, click the 3D tool (may be available only in Chrome browsers) at the lower right and spin the map to match the photo.
Keywords:
New Melones Dam
Format:
Photograph
Collection:
Brian Fessenden's Collection
Rights:
Copyright 1981 Brian Fessenden
Date uploaded: Sep 25, 2024
Date last modified: Oct 22, 2024