Monticello Dam
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Monticello Dam is a large concrete arch dam in Napa County, California, that creates Lake Berryessa and provides water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete arch dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| catchmentArea | 576 square miles ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1953 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Lake Berryessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 440 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| designType | arch dam ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | circular overflow spillway visible from above ⓘ |
| height |
304 feet
ⓘ
93 meters ⓘ |
| hydraulicHead | about 250 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Putah Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 11.5 megawatts ⓘ |
| length |
1,023 feet
ⓘ
312 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Napa County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Putah Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Sacramento–San Joaquin River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor |
City of Fairfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Suisun City NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Vacaville NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Vallejo NERFINISHED ⓘ Solano County NERFINISHED ⓘ Travis Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Monticello, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Napa, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winters, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Solano Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlant | Monticello Dam Powerplant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 1,600,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Berryessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 20,700 acres ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Putah Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 73,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ |
| spillwayName | Glory Hole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | morning-glory spillway ⓘ |
| submergedSettlement | town of Monticello ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation water supply
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.