Castaic Dam

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embankment dam hydroelectric dam

Castaic Dam is a large embankment dam in Los Angeles County, California, that forms Castaic Lake and plays a key role in water storage and hydroelectric power generation for Southern California.

Aliases (1)

Pyramid Dam ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	embankment dam → hydroelectric dam →
basinCountry	United States →
constructionBegan	1965 →
country	United States →
forms	Castaic Lake →
hasPowerPlant	Castaic Power Plant →
hasRecreationActivity	boating → camping → fishing → swimming →
hasSpillway	yes →
height	about 160 meters → about 425 feet →
length	about 1,230 meters → about 4,200 feet →
locatedIn	California → Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED → Southern California →
locatedInProtectedArea	Castaic Lake State Recreation Area →
locatedNorthOf	Los Angeles →
managedBy	California Department of Water Resources →
material	earthfill → rockfill →
near	Castaic, California → Interstate 5 in California →
openingDate	1973 →
operator	California Department of Water Resources →
ownedBy	State of California →
partOf	California State Water Project → State Water Project power system →
powerPlantCapacity	about 1,275 megawatts →
powerPlantType	pumped-storage hydroelectric plant →
purpose	flood control → hydroelectric power generation → recreation → water storage →
reservoirCapacity	about 323,700 acre-feet →
reservoirName	Castaic Lake →
reservoirSurfaceArea	about 2,200 acres →
river	Castaic Creek →
serves	Greater Los Angeles area → Southern California water users →
status	operational →
waterSource	California Aqueduct → West Branch California Aqueduct →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
State Water Project → State Water Project ("Pyramid Dam") →	hasComponent
SWP →	includesComponent