Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 10.10.2024
Revisit the massive scale, innovation, and critical features of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project with newly captured aerial footage. Phase two of this U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is significantly complete as of 2022, providing reduced risk from catastrophic flooding for downstream communities. In 2024, USACE was honored with the National Academy of Construction's......
Video by Grant Okubo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 09.23.2024
Aerial video of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project's Main Dam, Existing Service Spillway and Auxiliary Dam, showing significant completion of Phase II construction, Isabella Lake, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024. (No audio) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure project reduces the risk of catastrophic floods resulting from dam breach for downstream communities. In 2024, the USACE......
Video by Grant Okubo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 09.23.2024
Aerial video of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project's new Labyrinth Weir and Emergency Spillway, showing significant completion of Phase II construction, Isabella Lake, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024. (No audio) In 2024, USACE was honored with the National Academy of Construction's Recognition of Special Achievement Award for their exceptional work on the Isabella Dam Safety Modification......
Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 04.14.2022
Explore the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project’s massive scale, unique features and benefits in this video featuring aerial footage of the project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure project will reduce the risk of catastrophic floods resulting from dam breach for downstream communities and is scheduled to be complete in 2022. Project Webpage:......
Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 08.11.2021
Aerial footage of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project's construction upgrades to the Main Dam, Auxiliary Dam, and Existing Service Spillway, Isabella Lake, Calif., Aug. 11, 2021. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure project will reduce the risk of catastrophic floods resulting from dam breach for downstream communities and is scheduled to be complete in......
Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 08.11.2021
Aerial footage of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project's new Labyrinth Weir and Emergency Spillway, Isabella Lake, Calif., Aug. 11, 2021. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure project will reduce the risk of catastrophic floods resulting from dam breach for downstream communities and is scheduled to be complete in 2022. (Aerial imagery captured by John Prettyman and......
Video by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 08.22.2017
Isabella Dam, located about 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield, California, is one the highest risk dams in the nation. Over the next several years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will bring the dam up to the level of modern engineering standards and reduce the risk of dam failure....
