Lake Spaulding Dam
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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, which originates near Donner Pass. 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 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.


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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 :''Please add to this list from the below sources.'' Former ...
* List of lakes in California


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"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
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