Tahoe National Forest: Dam
Places and attractions in the Dam category
Jackson Meadows Dam
Jackson Meadows Dam is a dam in Nevada County, California. The earthen dam was constructed in 1965 for flood control and irrigation water storage, with a height of 195 feet and a length of 1530 feet at its crest.
Stampede Dam
Stampede Dam is a dam in Sierra County, California, impounding the Little Truckee River. The earthen and rock-filled dam was constructed in 1970, at 239 feet high and 1,511 feet long at the crest.
Prosser Creek Dam
Prosser Creek Dam is a dam in Nevada County, California. The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed from 1959 to 1962 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with a height of 163 feet feet and a crest length of 1,830 feet.
Boca Dam
Boca Dam is an earthfill dam and a part of the Truckee Storage Project that encompasses Nevada County, California and Washoe County, Nevada in the United States.
Boca Reservoir
Boca Reservoir is an artificial lake in Nevada County, California, United States, located in the perimeter covered by Tahoe National Forest.
French Meadows Reservoir
French Meadows Reservoir is a manmade lake 36 miles northeast of Foresthill, California, United States on the Middle Fork of the American River. The reservoir is 2.9 miles long, 0.6-mile wide, with 7.3 miles of shoreline.
Sugar Pine Dam
Sugar Pine Dam is an earthfill embankment dam in Placer County, California, approximately 7 miles north of Foresthill. It impounds North Shirttail Creek, a tributary of the North Fork American River, and serves as the primary municipal water supply for the Foresthill community.
French Lake Reservoir
French Lake Reservoir is a reservoir in Nevada County, California. The earthen, rock-fill French Lake Dam was first constructed in 1859, and is a candidate for the first use of rock-fill in an engineered dam.
Lake Spaulding Dam
Lake Spaulding Dam is a dam in Nevada County, California. Owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric for hydroelectric power generation, the 275-foot -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.
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