Folsom Dam
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folsom Dam canonical | 11 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | flood risk reduction ⓘ |
| downstreamCity |
Sacramento
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
|
| hasFunction | regulation of American River flows ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalArea |
Folsom Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
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, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| locatedInCounty |
Placer County
ⓘ
surface form:
Placer County, California
Sacramento County ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento County, California
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Sacramento metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Folsom
ⓘ
surface form:
Folsom, California
|
| locatedOnRiver | American River ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region
|
| nearbyCity |
El Dorado Hills
ⓘ
surface form:
El Dorado Hills, California
Folsom ⓘ
surface form:
Folsom, California
|
| nearbyFeature |
Folsom Lake Crossing
ⓘ
Folsom Prison ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operator |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| owner |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOfFloodControlSystemFor |
Sacramento
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
|
| partOfProject | Central Valley Project ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | American River watershed infrastructure ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| providesServiceTo |
Sacramento metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento River basin
|
| structureType | main dam with auxiliary dikes ⓘ |
| waterUse |
industrial use
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.