Jackson_Meadows_Dam

Jackson Meadows Dam

Jackson Meadows Dam

Dam in California

Jackson Meadows Dam (National ID # CA00254) is a dam in Nevada County, California.

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The earthen dam was constructed in 1965 for flood control and irrigation water storage, with a height of 195 feet and a length of 1530 feet at its crest.[1] It impounds the Middle Fork of the Yuba River as one of the ten facilities of the Nevada Irrigation District. The dam is part of the Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project.

The reservoir it creates, Jackson Meadows Reservoir, has a surface area of 1.5 square miles and normal capacity of 52,500 acre-feet. The site is surrounded by Tahoe National Forest.

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References

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    "Jackson Meadows". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-08-20.


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