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 |
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| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
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hydroelectric dam → |
| affects |
anadromous fish migration in Sacramento River
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| associatedWith |
Keswick Powerplant
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| basinCountry |
United States
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| catchmentArea |
approximately 6650 square miles
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| constructionBegan |
1941
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| country |
United States
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| createsReservoir |
Keswick Reservoir
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| damType |
gravity dam
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| downstreamOf |
Shasta Dam
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| elevationAtCrest |
approximately 609 feet above sea level
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| energySource |
hydropower
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| function |
peaking power generation
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regulation of downstream flood control releases from Shasta Dam → |
| hasSpillway |
yes
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| height |
157 feet
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48 meters → |
| impounds |
Sacramento River
NERFINISHED
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| length |
1133 feet
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345 meters → |
| locatedIn |
Northern California
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Shasta County, California NERFINISHED → |
| locatedNear |
Redding, California
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| locatedOnRiver |
Sacramento River
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| manages |
cold water releases for fish habitat
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| material |
concrete
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| nearCity |
Redding, California
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| numberOfTurbines |
3
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| opened |
1950
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| operatedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
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| ownedBy |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
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| partOf |
Central Valley Project
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Sacramento River watershed infrastructure → |
| partOfProject |
Shasta Division of the Central Valley Project
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| plantCapacity |
117 megawatts
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| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
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river flow regulation → water regulation for Central Valley Project → |
| regionServed |
California Central Valley
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| reservoirCapacity |
230000 acre-feet
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283 million cubic meters → |
| riverMile |
302 miles above San Francisco Bay
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| role |
re-regulating dam for Shasta Dam releases
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| spillwayType |
gated overflow
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| status |
operational
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| turbineType |
Francis turbine
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| watercourse |
Sacramento River
NERFINISHED
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Central Valley Project
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includes |