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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whiskeytown Dam canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.