Whiskeytown Dam

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Whiskeytown Dam is a major earthfill dam in Northern California that creates Whiskeytown Lake as part of the Central Valley Project for water storage, hydroelectric power, and recreation.

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Whiskeytown Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthfill dam
embankment dam
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
constructionBegan 1960
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates Whiskeytown Lake NERFINISHED
elevationAtCrest about 1,210 feet above sea level
hasHydroelectricPlant Whiskeytown Powerplant NERFINISHED
hasReservoir Whiskeytown Lake NERFINISHED
hasSpillway Whiskeytown Dam spillway
height about 282 feet
impounds Whiskeytown Lake NERFINISHED
length about 3,220 feet
locatedIn Northern California
Shasta County, California NERFINISHED
locatedNear Redding, California NERFINISHED
Whiskeytown, California NERFINISHED
managedWith National Park Service (for recreation area) NERFINISHED
managesWaterFor Central Valley irrigation
flood control
material earth
rockfill
namedAfter historic mining town of Whiskeytown
opened 1963
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
ownedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
partOf Central Valley Project NERFINISHED
Trinity River Division of the Central Valley Project NERFINISHED
powerPlantCapacity about 3 megawatts
purpose hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water storage
receivesWaterFrom Trinity River via Clear Creek Tunnel
recreationActivity boating
camping
fishing
swimming
region Sacramento River basin NERFINISHED
reservoirCapacity about 241,000 acre-feet
reservoirSurfaceArea about 3,200 acres
reservoirUse agricultural water supply
municipal water supply
riverCrossed Clear Creek NERFINISHED
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
status operational
withinProtectedArea Whiskeytown National Recreation Area NERFINISHED

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Trinity River Basin contains Whiskeytown Dam
Whiskeytown Lake createdBy Whiskeytown Dam
Whiskeytown Lake hasDam Whiskeytown Dam