Salt Springs Dam
E851048
Salt Springs Dam is a hydroelectric and water storage dam on the North Fork of the Mokelumne River in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ water storage dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1930 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| county |
Amador County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calaveras County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Salt Springs Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | North Fork Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | arch dam ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 332 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | North Fork Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 1,260 feet ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| locatedOnWatercourse | North Fork Mokelumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Pacific Gas and Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Jackson, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pioneer, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Eldorado National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanislaus National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1931 ⓘ |
| operator | Pacific Gas and Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Pacific Gas and Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mokelumne River Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | PG&E hydroelectric system in the Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCapacity | about 44 megawatts ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 141,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Salt Springs Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceElevation | about 3,900 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation water supply
ⓘ
peaking power generation ⓘ recreation on Salt Springs Reservoir ⓘ |
| watercourseBasin | Mokelumne River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterUse |
agricultural supply support
ⓘ
municipal supply support ⓘ |
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