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Shasta Dam (called Kennett Dam before its construction) is a concrete arch-gravity dam across the Sacramento River in Northern California in the United States. At 602 feet (183 m) high, it is the eighth-tallest dam in the United States.
- 1938; 85 years ago
- 1945; 78 years ago
- 602 ft (183 m)
Shasta Dam. Starting Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, the Shasta Dam visitor center will be open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed Saturday and Sunday. The guide takes visitors across the top of the dam, presenting the history of the construction of the dam, as well as the power plant operations, the temperature control device, and ...
Shasta Dam is 883 feet thick at its base, 30 feet thick at its crest, and contains 6.5 million cubic yards of concrete weighing 15 million tons. At 487 feet long, its spillway was the largest manmade waterfall in the world, though it is eclipsed today by those at other dams, including Three Gorges Dam in China and Itaipu in Brazil.
Feb 23, 2024 · The Shasta Dam that crosses the river is around 600 feet tall. The water held by it forms Shasta Lake, a reservoir north of Redding. There is an ongoing investigation into what happened and how...
Feb 25, 2024 · Active NorCal February 25, 2024. 0. In response to the Northern California skies unleashing torrents of rain, Shasta Dam has opened its top-level water outflows for the first time since 2017, creating a spectacular flow into the Sacramento River.
Sep 15, 2014 · Located 12 miles north of Redding, Shasta traps the cold waters of the Pit and McCloud rivers and the headwaters of the Sacramento River behind its 602-foot curved, concrete face. Roughly 90 percent of the water stored in Shasta Lake comes from rainfall.
Aug 28, 2023 · A triumph of human determination and ingenuity, NorCal’s own Shasta Dam was built between 1937 and 1945. The ninth tallest dam in the United States and the biggest reservoir in California, the dam is a great place to take in breathtaking views of Mt. Shasta and enjoy great Spring weather.
