Keswick Dam

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Keswick Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sacramento River in Northern California that regulates flows and generates hydroelectric power as part of the region’s large federal water management system.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
affects anadromous fish migration in Sacramento River
associatedWith Keswick Powerplant
basinCountry United States
catchmentArea approximately 6650 square miles
constructionBegan 1941
country United States
createsReservoir Keswick Reservoir
damType gravity dam
downstreamOf Shasta Dam
elevationAtCrest approximately 609 feet above sea level
energySource hydropower
function peaking power generation
regulation of downstream flood control releases from Shasta Dam
hasSpillway yes
height 157 feet
48 meters
impounds Sacramento River NERFINISHED
length 1133 feet
345 meters
locatedIn Northern California
Shasta County, California NERFINISHED
locatedNear Redding, California
locatedOnRiver Sacramento River
manages cold water releases for fish habitat
material concrete
nearCity Redding, California
numberOfTurbines 3
opened 1950
operatedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
ownedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOf Central Valley Project
Sacramento River watershed infrastructure
partOfProject Shasta Division of the Central Valley Project
plantCapacity 117 megawatts
purpose hydroelectric power generation
river flow regulation
water regulation for Central Valley Project
regionServed California Central Valley
reservoirCapacity 230000 acre-feet
283 million cubic meters
riverMile 302 miles above San Francisco Bay
role re-regulating dam for Shasta Dam releases
spillwayType gated overflow
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
watercourse Sacramento River NERFINISHED

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Central Valley Project
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