Completed in 1913, the Lake Tahoe Dam is a concrete slab and buttress structure with 17-vertical gates. It is 18-feet high and 109 feet long. Flows are controlled by 17-gates, each 5-ft by 4-ft. Reclamation modified Lake Tahoe Dam in 1987 under the Safety of Dams program. Reclamation constructed reinforced concrete stabilizing walls in the existing embankments, concrete embankment caps over both embankments, and reinforced embankment and slope protection.
