Overview
Shasta Dam
Shasta Dam is a curved gravity concrete dam (National ID No. CA10186) on the Sacramento River above Redding, California near Shasta Lake City built between 1938 and 1945. Like another curved gravity dam (Hoover Dam), it was a continuous pour concrete project, and in its day, ranked as one of the great civil engineering feats of the world.
The dam is 602 ft (183 m) high and 3,460 ft (1,055 m) long, with a base width or thickness of 543 ft (165.5 m).
The reservoir created behind Shasta Dam is known as Shasta Lake and is a popular recreational boating area.
General
Project | CVP-Shasta/Trinity |
Watercourse | Sacramento River |
Reservoir | Shasta Lake |
Original Construction | 1938-1945 |
Modified Construction | 1995-1996 |
National ID Number | CA10186 |
Base Width | 543 ft |
Dimensions
Hydraulic Height (Normal Operating Depth at Dam) | 522.5 ft |
Crest Elevation | 1077.5 ft |
Structural Height | 602.0 ft |
Crest Length | 3460 ft |
Volume of Dam Construction Materials | 6270000 cu yd |
Crest Width | 30 ft |
Hydraulics & Hydrology
Total Water Storage at Elevation | 4552000 acre-ft at 1067 |
Spillway Capacity at Elevation | 186000 cfs at 1065 |
Outlet Works Capacity at Elevation | 81800 cfs at 1065 ft |
Drainage Area | 6665 sq mi |
Maximum Water Surface Elevation | 1076.2 ft |
Hydrometeorological Report (HMR) | HMR 36 |
Net Generation | 1,806,476,000 kWh |
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