Iron_Canyon_Reservoir

Iron Canyon Dam

Iron Canyon Dam

Dam in Shasta County, California

Iron Canyon Dam (National ID # CA00417) is a dam in Shasta County, California, United States.

Quick Facts Country, Location ...

The earthen rockfill dam was constructed in 1965 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for hydroelectric power, with a height of 214 feet (65 m) and a length of 1,038 feet (316 m) at its crest.[1] It impounds Iron Canyon Creek. The dam is owned and operated by PG&E. The downstream James Black Powerhouse, one of the largest in the company's system, produces 270 megawatts of power.[2]

Iron Canyon Reservoir

The reservoir the dam creates, Iron Canyon Reservoir, is surrounded by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It has a water surface of 510 acres (210 ha), a shoreline of approximately 15 miles (24 km), and has a capacity of 24,300 acre-feet (30,000,000 m3).[1] Recreation includes fishing (for trout), hunting, camping,p and hiking.[3]

Water is diverted from the McCloud River at Lake McCloud about 20 miles (32 km) south of Mount Shasta, through a tunnel to Iron Canyon Reservoir, and then through another tunnel to the James B. Black Powerhouse, which outlets into the Pit River on the upper end of Pit Six Reservoir.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Iron Canyon Reservoir Camping". Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. [2]
    "Iron Canyon Reservoir History". Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  3. [3]
    "Shasta-Trinity National Forest - Iron Canyon Reservoir". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Iron_Canyon_Reservoir, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.