Lake Success (California)
- Lake Success (California)
Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Success
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location = Tulare County, California
coords = coord|36.0605066|N|118.9192639|W|region:US-CA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Tule River
outflow = Tule River
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Lake Success is a lake near Porterville, California on the Tule River at coord|36.06|-118.92| [gnis|254314|Lake Success] . It is formed by Success Dam and has a capacity of 82,000 acre-feet (101,145,511 m³). The convert|156|ft|m|0 tall earth dam is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its construction was completed in 1961. [cite web|url=http://damsafety.water.ca.gov/docs/Federa10-07l.pdf|accessdate=2008-06-09|title=Dams Owned and Operated by Federal Agencies] The project's primary purpose is flood control, but the lake also provides water for irrigation and recreation.
In fiction
In the science fiction novel "Lucifer's Hammer", written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, fragments of a comet strike the Earth, causing massive tidal waves to destroy most of the planet's coastal cities. Los Angeles is completely destroyed, and the collapse of dams throughout California causes the San Joaquin Valley to become an inland sea. The collapse of Success Dam is witnessed by two of the characters. After the disasters subside, an enclave of civilization forms in the fictional "Silver Valley", located slightly east or northeast of Springville, just north of the Middle Fork of the Tule River.
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