Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "New Don Pedro Dam, often known simply as Don Pedro Dam, is an earthen embankment dam across the Tuolumne River, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of La Grange, California in the United States. The dam serves mainly for irrigation water storage, flood control and hydroelectricity production, and impounds Don Pedro Reservoir in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The dam was completed in 1971 after four years of construction.Built to replace an earlier concrete-arch dam, New Don Pedro is owned and operated by the Modesto (MID) and Turlock (TID) Irrigation Districts. At 585 feet (178 m) tall, the dam is the tenth highest in the U.S. and its reservoir is the sixth largest artificial lake in California. The dam was named for the old mining town of Don Pedros Bar, which in turn takes its name from prospector Pierre \"Don Pedro\" Sainsevain."@en }
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- New_Don_Pedro_Dam abstract "New Don Pedro Dam, often known simply as Don Pedro Dam, is an earthen embankment dam across the Tuolumne River, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of La Grange, California in the United States. The dam serves mainly for irrigation water storage, flood control and hydroelectricity production, and impounds Don Pedro Reservoir in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The dam was completed in 1971 after four years of construction.Built to replace an earlier concrete-arch dam, New Don Pedro is owned and operated by the Modesto (MID) and Turlock (TID) Irrigation Districts. At 585 feet (178 m) tall, the dam is the tenth highest in the U.S. and its reservoir is the sixth largest artificial lake in California. The dam was named for the old mining town of Don Pedros Bar, which in turn takes its name from prospector Pierre \"Don Pedro\" Sainsevain.".