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Nimbus Dam

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Statistics

General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ........................ Mid Pacific
  • State (Map) ............................... California
  • County ................................... Sacramento
  • Project ................................... CVP-Folsom
  • Dam type ...................... Concrete gravity
  • Location .... 7 mi below Folsom Dam, CA
  • Watercourse .................. American River
  • Reservoir ............................. Lake Natoma
  • Original construction .............. 1952-1955
  • National ID Number ................. CA10174
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ........................

Hydraulics

  • Total storage to
  •   El. 125 .................................. 8,760 acre-ft
  • Service spillway
      Capacity at El. 126.5 ............ 300,000 cfs
  • Outlet works
      Capacity at El. _ .............................. _ cfs

Dimensions

Hydrology

Geology

  • Foundation: Up to 20 feet of alluvium underlain by bedded deposits of compacted tuffs and clayey volcanic sandstones and conglomerates


Narration

 


Links

 | Recreation | Nimbus Fish Hatehery | Folsom South Canal Recreation Trail | Nimbus Powerplant |

 | Dams Located by State | USBR California Dams | Mid-Pacific Region Dams |

 | Owner:  Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office
                   7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA  95630-1799, (916) 988-1707

 | Operator:  Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office
                       7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA  95630-1799, (916) 988-1707

 

 

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