Big Canyon, Southern California

Big Canyon Dam is on a tributary of Big Canyon Creek in Orange County, California and is used for drinking water, and improved navigation, among other things. Construction was completed in 1959. At normal levels it has a surface area of 22 acres. It is owned by the City Of Newport Beach.

 

Big Canyon is rock fill. Its height is 65 feet with a length of 3824 feet. Normal storage is 600 acre feet. It drains an area of 0.04 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Big Canyon

1 miles from Big CanyonHarbor View 1 miles from Big CanyonSan Joaquin Reservoir 4 miles from Big CanyonSand Canyon 6 miles from Big CanyonLaguna 7 miles from Big CanyonRossmoor No 1 8 miles from Big CanyonTrabuco Retarding Bn 10 miles from Big CanyonSulphur Creek 10 miles from Big CanyonAgua Chinon 10 miles from Big CanyonRattlesnake Canyon 10 miles from Big CanyonSyphon Canyon 10 miles from Big CanyonLambert 11 miles from Big CanyonHicks Canyon Rb 11 miles from Big CanyonGalivan Retd Basin 11 miles from Big CanyonL Peters Canyon Rb 11 miles from Big CanyonRound Canyon Rb 11 miles from Big CanyonBee Canyon Rb 11 miles from Big CanyonEl Toro Reservoir 11 miles from Big CanyonEast Hicks Canyon Rb 13 miles from Big CanyonUpper Oso 13 miles from Big CanyonPeters Canyon 14 miles from Big CanyonIrvine Lake 14 miles from Big CanyonSantiago Reservoir 15 miles from Big CanyonVilla Park 15 miles from Big CanyonSeal Beach National Wildlife Refuge 16 miles from Big CanyonOlive Hills Reservoir 16 miles from Big CanyonPalisades Reservoir 16 miles from Big CanyonPortola 17 miles from Big CanyonTrabuco 17 miles from Big CanyonWalnut Canyon 18 miles from Big CanyonYorba 18 miles from Big CanyonRossmoor Retd Basin 20 miles from Big CanyonBrea Dam 20 miles from Big CanyonFullerton Dam 20 miles from Big CanyonBrea Dam 20 miles from Big CanyonFullerton Dam

 

 

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