The Dams of California
2016 Data Innovation Challenge
Project Description
The Dams of California is a data visualization web tool which provides the viewer with an interactive overview about the more than 2,000 non-Federal Dams in California. The viewer can select from the menu’s to determine the number of dams in a particular county, which of the 8 types there are, the storage capacity and which allow to see what dams are located in which county, they type of dam and who the owner is. Other information like the year built and the main tributary thus providing a complete picture of the various dams in California.