Schafer Dam
| Success Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Richard L. Schafer Dam |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Porterville, California |
| Coordinates | 36°03′38″N 118°55′09″W / 36.06056°N 118.91917°W |
| Construction began | 1958 |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment |
| Impounds | Tule River |
| Height | 156 ft (48 m) |
| Length | 3,490 ft (1,060 m) |
| Elevation at crest | 652.5 ft (198.9 m) |
| Dam volume | 5,560,000 cu yd (4,250,000 m3) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Success |
| Total capacity | 82,300 acre⋅ft (101,500,000 m3) |
| Catchment area | 393 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
| Surface area | 2,450 acres (990 ha) |
Schafer Dam—formerly Success Dam, prior to 2019—is a dam across the Tule River in Tulare County, California, United States. Serving mainly for flood control and irrigation, the dam is an earthen embankment structure 156 feet (48 m) high and 3,490 feet (1,060 m) long. The dam lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Porterville and impounds Lake Success, with a built-capacity of 82,300 acre-feet (0.1015 km3), and an operational capacity of 28,800 acre-feet (0.0355 km3) due to dam stability concerns.