Folsom Dam

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concrete dam gravity dam hydroelectric dam

Folsom Dam is a large concrete dam on the American River in California that provides flood control, water storage, and hydroelectric power for the Sacramento region.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concrete dam → gravity dam → hydroelectric dam →
constructionMaterial	concrete →
constructionStartDate	1948 →
country	United States →
designedFor	flood risk reduction →
downstreamCity	Sacramento, California →
hasFunction	regulation of American River flows →
hasPowerPlant	yes →
hasRecreationalArea	Folsom Lake State Recreation Area →
hasSpillway	yes →
hasSpillwayType	gated overflow spillway →
height	about 340 feet →
impounds	Folsom Lake →
isMajorInfrastructureFor	Central Valley Project →
length	about 1400 feet →
locatedIn	California →
locatedInCounty	Placer County, California → Sacramento County, California NERFINISHED →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Sacramento metropolitan area →
locatedNear	Folsom, California →
locatedOnRiver	American River →
managingAgency	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region →
nearbyCity	El Dorado Hills, California → Folsom, California →
nearbyFeature	Folsom Lake Crossing → Folsom Prison →
openingDate	1956 →
operator	United States Bureau of Reclamation →
owner	United States Bureau of Reclamation →
partOfFloodControlSystemFor	Sacramento, California →
partOfProject	Central Valley Project →
partOfSystem	American River watershed infrastructure →
powerPlantType	hydroelectric power plant →
providesServiceTo	Sacramento region →
purpose	flood control → hydroelectric power generation → recreation → water storage →
region	Northern California →
reservoirMaxCapacity	about 1,000,000 acre-feet →
reservoirName	Folsom Lake →
riverBasin	Sacramento River basin →
structureType	main dam with auxiliary dikes →
waterUse	industrial use → irrigation → municipal water supply →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American River →	hasDam
Central Valley Project →	includes