Box Canyon Dam (California)
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| Box Canyon Dam | |
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| Location | Shasta National Forest Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41°16′45″N 122°19′40″W / 41.27917°N 122.32778°WCoordinates: 41°16′45″N 122°19′40″W / 41.27917°N 122.32778°W |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 209 ft (64 m) |
| Length | 1,100 ft (340 m) |
| Impounds | Sacramento River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Siskiyou |
| Capacity | 26,000 acre·ft (32,000,000 m3) |
| Surface area | 430 acres (170 ha) |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box Canyon Dam (California) | |
Box Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sacramento River forming Lake Siskiyou in the Shasta National Forest of Siskiyou County, California.
[edit] References
- Box Canyon Dam NPDP Dam Directory. Accessed 2008-01-04.
- Place names list Accessed 2008-01-04.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box Canyon Dam (California)
- 360 degree view of Box Canyon Dam
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