Lemon Dam



Lemon Dam is an earthen dam, and is a project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation. It was completed in 1963, at 284 ft high and 1,360 ft long at its crest. The dam impounds the Florida River for flood control and irrigation water storage, operated by the local Florida Water Conservancy District. 120 kW of hydroelectric power is generated here.

Lemon Reservoir is about 3 mi long, 1/2 mi wide, has a total surface area of 622 acre and a total capacity of 40145 acre.ft.

Climate
Lemon Dam has a humid continental climate(Köppen Dfb).