Stony Gorge Dam
Stony Gorge Dam | |
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![]() Stony Gorge Dam | |
Location | Glenn County, California |
Coordinates | 39°35′11″N 122°31′56″W / 39.58628°N 122.53232°W |
Opening date | 1926 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 153 ft (47 m) |
Length | 868 ft (265 m) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Stony Gorge Reservoir |
Total capacity | 58,500 acre⋅ft (72,200,000 m3) |
Surface area | 1,280 acres (520 ha) |
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Stony Gorge Dam (National ID # CA10194) is a dam in Glenn County, California.
The concrete buttress dam was constructed between 1926United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 153 feet (47 m) and 868 feet (265 m) long at its crest.[1] Structurally it is a relatively early example of an Ambursen-type dam, using contraction joints between all face slabs and buttresses for stability.
and 1928 by theIt impounds
The reservoir it creates, Stony Gorge Reservoir, has a water surface of 1,280 acres (520 ha), a shoreline of about 18 miles (29 km), and a maximum capacity of 58,500 acre-feet (72,200,000 m3).[3][4] Recreation includes camping, boating, and fishing (for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, crappie, and catfish).[5] The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for fish caught in the Stony Gorge Dam based on levels of mercury or PCBs found in local species.[6]
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Project details - Orland Project - Bureau of Reclamation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Stony Gorge Reservoir".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Stony Gorge Reservoir".
- ^ Admin, OEHHA (2014-12-30). "Stony Gorge Reservoir". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-13.