Shasta Dam - Water Education Foundation
Sep 15, 2014 · 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
Feb 5, 2024 · Shasta Dam creates the largest storage reservoir in the state, Shasta Lake. In years of normal precipitation, the Shasta system stores and distributes about 20 percent of the state’s developed water — about 7 million acre-feet —through …
Central Valley Project - Water Education Foundation
Sep 15, 2014 · 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
Sep 15, 2014 · 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.
Bureau of Reclamation explains releases from Shasta Dam
Aug 9, 2021 · 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.
How full are Lake Shasta and Trinity Lake? How much rain for 2024?
Jan 10, 2024 · 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.
Striking before-and-after photos: Parched Lake Shasta is …
Jun 22, 2020 · 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.
Dams - Water Education Foundation
Sep 15, 2014 · 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.
Shasta Dam, Coleman hatchery, other water projects get $65M
Dec 10, 2024 · The money will go toward 11 projects, from Shasta Dam south to the Coleman National Fish Hatchery to improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydropower generation, provide water treatment, and benefit fish. The U.S. Department of Interior announced the funding earlier this month.
News release: Shasta Dam construction relic emerges again in dry …
Jul 12, 2022 · 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 reminder that it’s going to be another dry year. …