New Bullards Bar Dam
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New Bullards Bar Dam is a large concrete arch dam on the North Yuba River in Northern California, primarily used for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and water storage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Bullards Bar Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | New Bullards Bar Dam and Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| catchmentArea | North Yuba River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | high flood-control storage ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | New Colgate Powerhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 197 meters
ⓘ
approximately 645 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | New Bullards Bar Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf |
Englebright Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuba River confluence with Feather River ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 2,323 feet
ⓘ
approximately 708 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern California
ⓘ
Yuba County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | North Yuba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesFloodRiskFor |
Feather River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacramento Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Camptonville, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marysville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| operator | Yuba County Water Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Yuba County Water Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yuba River Development Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantCapacity | approximately 315 megawatts ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| purpose |
downstream flood protection
ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ peaking power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Nevada foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity |
approximately 1.20 cubic kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 969,600 acre-feet ⓘ |
| typeOfDam | variable-radius concrete arch dam ⓘ |
| use |
flood control
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| waterBodyCreated | New Bullards Bar Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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