Post date: Dec 21, 2008 10:17:25 AM
ALDER RESERVOIR PROJECT about 3½ miles above the big bridge
The potential Alder Reservoir Project, which would be located in the Eldorado National Forest near
White Hall, consists of a dam and reservoir on Alder Creek with potential for power generation.
Originally, Alder Dam was a component of the South Fork American River Hydroelectric and Water
Project, having a gross storage of 185,000 af. After EID decided not to proceed with this project, a
smaller dam was evaluated with a storage capacity of 31,000 af.
Water stored in the reservoir would be released into Alder Creek and rediverted into EID’s El Dorado
Canal to supplement canal flows originating in the South Fork American River and its tributaries. Two
alternative conveyance routes have been studied to deliver the Alder Project water to the potential Bray
Reservoir site for treatment and distribution: the Hazel Creek Tunnel conveyance and the Weber Creek
conveyance.