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Facilities in Operation

Storage Dams

2      

Diversion Dams

1      

Fishway

3.0 mi  

Powerplants

1      


Storage Facilities

Diversion Facilities

Marble Bluff Dam

Type:

Zoned earthfill

Location

About 3 miles from the terminus of the Truckee River on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation.

Year Completed

1975  

Dimensions:

 

   Structural height

35 ft  

   Hydraulic height

22 ft  

   Crest length

1,622 ft  

   Crest elevation

3,866.0 ft  

   Volume

208,000 yd3  

   Spillway capacity at 3864.9 ft

19,300 cfs  

Pyramid Lake Fishway

 

   Diversion capacity

50 cfs  


Carriage Facilities

Pyramid Lake Fishway  -  Fish handling facilities are located at Marble Bluff Dam

Location

From Marble Bluff Dam to Pyramid Lake.

Construction period

1975  

Length

3.0 mi  

Capacity

50 cfs  

Typical section - initial reach

 

   Bottom width

6 ft  

   Side slopes

1.75:1  

   Water depth

4 ft  

   Lining thickness

1.5 ft  


Power Facilites

 

 

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