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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keswick Dam canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| affects | anadromous fish migration in Sacramento River ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Keswick Powerplant ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| catchmentArea | approximately 6650 square miles ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1941 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| length |
1133 feet
ⓘ
345 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern California
ⓘ
Shasta County ⓘ
surface form:
Shasta County, California
|
| locatedNear |
Redding
ⓘ
surface form:
Redding, California
|
| locatedOnRiver | Sacramento River ⓘ |
| manages | cold water releases for fish habitat ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Redding
ⓘ
surface form:
Redding, California
|
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| ownedBy |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Central Valley Project
ⓘ
Sacramento River watershed infrastructure ⓘ |
| partOfProject |
Central Valley Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Shasta Division of the Central Valley Project
|
| plantCapacity | 117 megawatts ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ water regulation for Central Valley Project ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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