Shasta Dam - Water Education Foundation
2014年9月15日 · Shasta Dam forms California’s largest storage reservoir, Shasta Lake, which can hold about 4.5 million acre-feet. As the keystone of the federal Central Valley Project , Shasta stands among the world’s largest dams .
Topic: Shasta Dam - Water Education Foundation
2014年9月15日 · Shasta Dam forms California’s largest storage reservoir, Shasta Lake, which can hold about 4.5 million acre-feet. As the keystone of the federal Central Valley Project, Shasta stands among the world’s largest dams. Construction on the dam began in 1938 and was completed in 1945, with flood control as the highest priority.
Central Valley Project - Water Education Foundation
2014年9月15日 · Water is transported 450 miles from Shasta Lake in Northern California to Bakersfield in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Drawing mainly from the Sacramento and the San Joaquin river basins, the CVP features 20 dams and reservoirs along with numerous components of water storage and conveyance infrastructure.
Trinity Dam and Trinity River - Water Education Foundation
2014年9月15日 · Shasta Dam forms California’s largest storage reservoir, Shasta Lake, which can hold about 4.5 million acre-feet. As the keystone of the federal Central Valley Project, Shasta stands among the world’s largest dams. Construction on the dam began in 1938 and was completed in 1945, with flood control as the highest priority.
How full are Lake Shasta and Trinity Lake? How much rain for 2024?
2024年1月10日 · A week into the new year, water levels at Shasta Dam and all but one other North State reservoir were above historic averages. That’s because rain and snowfall in spring 2023 are still helping repair North State lakes and their surrounding ecosystems after three years of drought damage, water and weather, experts said.
Bureau of Reclamation explains releases from Shasta Dam
2021年8月9日 · KRCR spoke with Bureau of Reclamation Area Manager Don Bader on a windy morning on top of Shasta Dam. He says a water schedule is set in February and adjusted as necessary. The release from Keswick Dam is about 8,000 cubic feet per second (CFS). Normally it would be 12,000 CFS.
Dams - Water Education Foundation
2014年9月15日 · Shasta Dam forms California’s largest storage reservoir, Shasta Lake, which can hold about 4.5 million acre-feet. As the keystone of the federal Central Valley Project, Shasta stands among the world’s largest dams. Construction on the dam began in 1938 and was completed in 1945, with flood control as the highest priority.
Striking before-and-after photos: Parched Lake Shasta is …
2020年6月22日 · Lake Shasta, the state’s largest reservoir, is full again after reaching perilously low levels in the drought-stricken years from 2019 through 2022. The satellite images below, from the NASA, show the lake in April 2022, at left — when it was at 40% capacity — and then a little over two weeks ago, when the lake was a lavish 96% full.
News release: Shasta Dam construction relic emerges again in dry …
2022年7月12日 · When Shasta Reservoir levels drop 90 feet down from the top of the dam remnants of the “head tower,” a structure used during the dam’s construction in the early 1940s, becomes visible. To locals and water wonks alike, it’s a …
Blog: Building a better long-term operation plan for Shasta
2023年11月1日 · Shasta Reservoir – the anchor of the Central Valley Project – is at a critical point in its history. Long relied upon for water supply and power, the iconic dam and reservoir are beset by factors that strain the foundation of its long-standing operation.