ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl stɹˈɔːbɛɹi dˈæm wʌz kənstɹˈʌktᵻd baɪ ðə bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪt mˈaɪlz ʌpstɹˈiːm ʌvðə kˈɜːɹənt loʊkˈeɪʃən, ðˈɛn dᵻlˈɪbɚɹˌeɪtli bɹˈiːtʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
The original Strawberry Dam was constructed by the Bureau in 1913, about eight miles upstream of the current location, then deliberately breached in 1985.