General

• Vicinity Map
• Region (Map) ........................ Mid Pacific
• State (Map) .............................. California
• County ............................................ Placer
• Project ...................................... Newlands
• Dam type .... Concrete slab and buttress
    with embankment wings
• Location ............. 10 mi S of Truckee, CA
• Watercourse ..................... Truckee River
• Reservoir ............................... Lake Tahoe
• Original construction .............. 1909-1913
• Modified ............................................. 1988
• National ID Number ................. CA10162
• Hydrologic Unit Code ...................

Hydraulics

• Total storage to
    El. 6229.1 ......................... 732,000 acre-ft
• Outlet works
    Capacity at El. 6229.1............... 2,100 cfs

Dimensions

• Crest Elevation .............................. 6233.2 ft
• Structural Height ............................... 18.2 ft
• Hydraulic Height ............................... 10.1 ft
• Crest Length ....................................... 109 ft
• Crest Width ........................................... 11 ft
• Base Width ........................................... 19 ft
• Volume of Concrete ................. 1,000 cu yd

Hydrology

• Drainage area ............................... 505 sq mi
• Hydrometeorological Report ....... HMR 49
• PMF .............................. 1986 Rain on Snow
• Volume .......... 441,500 acre-ft over 15 days
• Peak inflow .................................134,200 cfs
• Maximum water surface ................ 6232.2 ft