[1] A formerly popular recreation spot, the dam, reservoir, and vicinity used to receive about 300,000 visitors each year, but since 2015, the facilities have been closed to the public.

[5] With a height of 112 ft (34 m) and holding 2,400 acre⋅ft (3,000,000 m3) of water, it was the tallest multiple-arch reinforced concrete dam in the world at the time.

[6] In 1938, the dam nearly failed as a result of historic flooding, which led to the evacuation of hundreds of people in downstream towns.

Finally, scheduled ongoing sediment removal of approximately 38,000 cubic yards (29,000 m3) per year to maintain design capacity.

[10] The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for Little Rock Reservoir based on levels of mercury or PCBs found in fish caught from this water body.