Terminus Dam is a dam on the Kaweah River, which serves to form Lake Kaweah.
The dam provides irrigation and municipal water supply, and as a result, the Kaweah River below the dam is typically dry or contains a negligible amount of water. The South Fork and the mainstem of the Kaweah both flow into the reservoir and the North Fork joins a short distance upstream. The dam is about {{convert|20|mi|km}] west of Visalia, California and faces California's Central Valley.
Built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Terminus Dam was completed in 1962 to provide flood control and water for irrigation. A project to raise the lake 21 feet (6 m) was completed in 2004. The project included the construction of six 21-foot (6 m)-tall fusegates in the spillway.
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Terminus Dam
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Photo taken from visitor center at Terminus Dam, looking towards Sequoia National Park
