Searsville Dam
Dam in San Mateo County, California, US
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Searsville Dam is a masonry dam in San Mateo County, California, that was completed in 1892, one year after the founding of Stanford University, and impounds Corte Madera Creek (in the San Francisquito Creek watershed) to form a reservoir known as Searsville Reservoir or Searsville Lake. Searsville Dam is located in the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and is owned and operated by Stanford University. Neighboring cities include Woodside and Portola Valley, California.
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Bear Creek (San Francisquito Creek tributary)
River in California, United States
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Corte Madera Creek (San Mateo County)
River in California, United States
0.4 mi away
Jackling House
Mansion in California, US
1.3 mi away
Folger Estate Stable Historic District
United States historic place
1.1 mi away
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
Nature reserve in Portola Valley, California, U.S.
0.6 mi away
Searsville, California
Historic site in Woodside, California
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