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Stony Gorge Dam

Picture of Stony Gorge Dam


Statistics

General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ........................ Mid Pacific
  • State (Map) .............................. California
  • County ............................................. Glenn
  • Project ............................................ Orland
  • Dam type .... Concrete slab and buttress
  • Location ........... 40 mi SW of Orland, CA
  • Watercourse ........................ Stony Creek
  • Reservoir .............................. Stony Gorge
  • Original construction .............. 1926-1928
  • National ID Number ................. CA10194
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ........................

Hydraulics

  • Total storage to
      El. 841 ........................... 50,000 acre-ft
  • Service spillway
      Capacity at El. 844.5 ............ 38,000 cfs
  • Outlet works
      Capacity at El. 841 .............. 1,010 cfs

Dimensions

Hydrology

Geology

  • Foundation: Steeply tilted sedimentary rocks consisting of thick, massive sandstone with interbedded strata of conglomerate and shale. Inactive fault crosses dam axis in streambed.


Narration

 


Links

 | Recreation | 1993 Satellite image of Stony Gorge Dam |

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

 | Owner:  Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office,
                   16349 Shasta Dam Blvd., Shasta Lake, CA  96019-8400, (530) 275-1554

 | Operator:  Orland Unit Water Users´ Association,
                       828 Eighth St., Orland, CA  95963, (530) 865-4126

 

 

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