Box Canyon Dam (California)
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| Box Canyon Dam (California) | |
| Official name | Box Canyon Dam[1] |
|---|---|
| Impounds | Sacramento River[1] |
| Creates | Lake Siskiyou |
| Locale | Mt. Shasta, California |
| Maintained by | Siskiyou County, California[1] |
| Length | 1,100 ft (340 m)[1] |
| Height | 209 ft (64 m)[1] |
| Opening date | 1970[1] |
| Reservoir information | |
| Capacity | 26,000 acre-feet[1] |
| Surface area | 430 acres (170 ha)[1] |
| Geographical Data | |
| Coordinates | [2] |
Box Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sacramento River, in the far northern part of the U.S state of California, near Mt. Shasta, California, forming Lake Siskiyou.[1][2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Box Canyon Dam NPDP Dam Directory. Accessed 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b Place names list Accessed 2008-01-04.
- ^ 360 degree view of Box Canyon Dam accessed 2008-01-04.
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