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{{Short description|Dam in Trinity County, California, United States}}
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'''Lewiston Dam''' is an earthfill [[dam]] on the [[Trinity River (California)|Trinity River]] that forms [[Lewiston Lake]] near [[Weaverville, California]], [[United States]].<ref name = BoR>[http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/ca10165.htm BoR site] accessed 2008-01-10</ref> The {{convert|91|ft|m|sing=on}} high earthfill dam is seven miles (11&nbsp;km) downstream of [[Trinity Dam]] and was built by the [[U.S. Bureau of Reclamation]].<ref name = BoR/> Construction was completed in 1963.<ref name = NPDP>[http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CA10165 NPDP site] accessed 2008-01-10</ref> Lewiston Lake and Dam are part of the [[Central Valley Project]], which harnesses the waters from the [[Sacramento River]] and [[San Joaquin River]] [[drainage basin|watershed]]s to [[irrigation|irrigate]] the [[California Central Valley|Central Valley]], and provide hydroelectricity.<ref name = BoR/>
'''Lewiston Dam''' is an earthfill [[dam]] on the [[Trinity River (California)|Trinity River]] that forms [[Lewiston Lake]] near [[Weaverville, California]], [[United States]].<ref name = BoR>[http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/ca10165.htm BoR site] accessed 2008-01-10</ref> The {{convert|91|ft|m|abbr=on}} high earthfill dam is {{convert|7|mi|abbr=on}} downstream of [[Trinity Dam]] and was built by the [[U.S. Bureau of Reclamation]].<ref name = BoR/> Construction was completed in 1963.<ref name=NPDP>[http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CA10165 NPDP site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112217/http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CA10165 |date=2011-07-16 }} accessed 2008-01-10</ref> Lewiston Lake and Dam are part of the [[Central Valley Project]], which harnesses the waters from the [[Sacramento River]] and [[San Joaquin River]] [[drainage basin|watershed]]s to [[irrigation|irrigate]] the [[California Central Valley|Central Valley]], and provide hydroelectricity.<ref name = BoR/>

==See also==
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in California]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


*{{gnis|1664629}}
*{{gnis|type=retired|1664629}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/ BOR: Central Valley Operations Office]
*[http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/ BOR: Central Valley Operations Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040209001614/http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/ |date=2004-02-09 }}


{{Central Valley Project infrastructure}}
{{Central Valley Project infrastructure}}


[[Category:Dams in California]]
[[Category:Dams on the Trinity River (California)]]
[[Category:Earth-filled dams]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Trinity County, California]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Trinity County, California]]
[[Category:Central Valley Project]]
[[Category:Weaverville, California]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1963]]
[[Category:Dams in California]]
[[Category:United States Bureau of Reclamation dams]]
[[Category:United States Bureau of Reclamation dams]]

Latest revision as of 17:48, 23 September 2023

Lewiston Dam
Official nameLewiston Dam[1]
LocationTrinity County, California, United States[1]
Coordinates40°43′30″N 122°47′46″W / 40.72500°N 122.79611°W / 40.72500; -122.79611
Opening date1963; 62 years ago (1963)[1]
Operator(s)US Bureau of Reclamation [2]
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsTrinity River[1]
Height91 ft (28 m)[2]
Length745 ft (227 m)[2]
Reservoir
CreatesLewiston Lake
Total capacity14,660 acre-feet (18,080 dam3)[1]
Catchment area718 sq mi (1,860 km2)[2]
Surface area759 acres (307 ha)[1]
Power Station
Installed capacity350 KW
Annual generation3,335,000 KWh

Lewiston Dam is an earthfill dam on the Trinity River that forms Lewiston Lake near Weaverville, California, United States.[2] The 91 ft (28 m) high earthfill dam is 7 mi (11 km) downstream of Trinity Dam and was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.[2] Construction was completed in 1963.[1] Lewiston Lake and Dam are part of the Central Valley Project, which harnesses the waters from the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River watersheds to irrigate the Central Valley, and provide hydroelectricity.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g NPDP site Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed 2008-01-10
  2. ^ a b c d e f g BoR site accessed 2008-01-10
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