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Lake Spaulding Dam (National ID # CA00358) is a dam in Nevada County, California.
Owned and operated by
"Souvenir of a Visit to the Lake Spaulding–Drum Power Development in the Sierra Nevada Region of California", full text available online via Google Books
{{authority control Arch dams Buildings and structures in Nevada County, California Dams completed in 1913 Energy infrastructure completed in 1913 Dams in California Hydroelectric power plants in California Pacific Gas and Electric Company dams Spaulding Dams in the Feather River basin Spaulding 1913 establishments in California Spaulding
Lake Spaulding Dam (National ID # CA00358) is a dam in Nevada County, California.
Owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). The company is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building, in San Francisco, California. PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to 5.2 milli ...
for hydroelectric power generation, the -high dam was designed by John R. Freeman and completed in 1913 .
It impounds the South Fork of the Yuba River
The Yuba River is a tributary of the Feather River in the Sierra Nevada and eastern Sacramento Valley, in the U.S. state of California. The main stem of the river is about long, and its headwaters are split into three major forks. The Yuba River ...
, which originates near Donner Pass
Donner Pass is a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual appro ...
. At the time of construction it was the highest dam in California, and one of ten PG&E hydroelectric facilities. A temporary camp called Camp Spaulding, California
Lake Spaulding Dam (National ID # CA00358) is a dam in Nevada County, California.
Owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric for hydroelectric power generation, the -high dam was designed by John R. Freeman and completed in 1913 .
It impoun ...
was established to house workers on the dam during its construction.
Lake Spaulding, the reservoir created by the dam, has a capacity of and supports recreational camping, boating, fishing, and underwater diving
Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment. It is also often referred to as diving, an ambiguous term with several possible meanings, depending on context ...
.
See also
*List of dams and reservoirs in California
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California.
Dams in service
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Former ...
* List of lakes in California
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupies ...
References
External links
"Souvenir of a Visit to the Lake Spaulding–Drum Power Development in the Sierra Nevada Region of California", full text available online via Google Books
{{authority control Arch dams Buildings and structures in Nevada County, California Dams completed in 1913 Energy infrastructure completed in 1913 Dams in California Hydroelectric power plants in California Pacific Gas and Electric Company dams Spaulding Dams in the Feather River basin Spaulding 1913 establishments in California Spaulding