Trinity Dam
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Trinity Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Trinity River in Northern California, forming Trinity Lake and providing water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control as part of the state’s large federal water management system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trinity Dam canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiverRestorationIssues | Trinity River environmental flows ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completedIn | 1962 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1957 ⓘ |
| constructionFundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crestElevation | approximately 2,405 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| divertsWaterTo | Sacramento River Basin ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Trinity Lake ⓘ |
| foundationType | rock foundation ⓘ |
| hasOutletWorks | river outlet and powerplant intakes ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Trinity Powerplant ⓘ |
| height | approximately 538 feet ⓘ |
| heightFromFoundation | approximately 538 feet ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | federal water management system in California ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2,450 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Trinity County, California ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange |
Klamath Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath Mountains region
|
| locatedInRegion | Northern California ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Trinity River ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
United States Department of the Interior
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Interior
|
| material | earth and rockfill ⓘ |
| namedReservoirAfter | U.S. Senator Clair Engle ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Lewiston, California
ⓘ
Weaverville, California ⓘ |
| openedIn | 1962 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| partOfProject |
Central Valley Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity River Division of the Central Valley Project
|
| powerPlantCapacity | approximately 140 megawatts ⓘ |
| providesFloodControlFor | Trinity River ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ recreation support ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirAlsoKnownAs | Clair Engle Lake ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Trinity Lake ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 25,000 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 2,448,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| supportsRecreationOn | Trinity Lake ⓘ |
| waterStoredUsedFor |
agricultural irrigation in Central Valley
ⓘ
urban water supply in Central Valley ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.