Antelope Dam (California)

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Antelope Dam
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Feather River watershed map, with Indian Creek and Antelope Reservoir towards the upper right
Location Plumas County, California
Coordinates 40°10′51″N120°36′27″W / 40.18083°N 120.60750°W / 40.18083; -120.60750
Opening date1964;59 years ago (1964)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill [1]
ImpoundsIndian Creek
Height113 ft (34 m) [1]
Length1,320 ft (400 m) [1]
Elevation at crest5,025 ft (1,532 m) [1]
Width (base)30 ft (9.1 m) [1]
Dam volume380,000 cu yd (290,000 m3) [1]
Reservoir
CreatesAntelope Lake
Total capacity22,566 acre⋅ft (27,835,000 m3) [1]
Catchment area 71 sq mi (180 km2) [1]
Surface area931 acres (377 ha) [1]
Normal elevation5,007 ft (1,526 m) [2]

Antelope Dam or Antelope Valley Dam [3] (National ID # CA00037) is a dam in Plumas County, California, part of the California State Water Project.

The earthen dam was constructed in 1964 by the California Department of Water Resources with a height of 113 feet (34 m) and a length of 1,320 feet (400 m) at its crest. [4] It impounds Indian Creek for water storage, recreation and wildlife conservation, part of the state's larger Upper Feather River Project. [5] The dam is owned and operated by the Department. The site is surrounded by the Plumas National Forest.

The reservoir it creates, called Antelope Lake [2] or Antelope Reservoir, has a water surface of 931 acres (377 ha), a forested shoreline of about 15 miles (24 km), a maximum capacity of 47,466 acre-feet (58,548,000 m3), and a normal capacity of 22,566 acre-feet (27,835,000 m3). [4]

The major tributaries are Indian, Boulder, Lone Rock, Antelope, and Little Antelope Creeks.

The outlet is Indian Creek, a tributary of the East Branch North Fork Feather River.

The Antelope Complex, Moonlight, and Walker Fires all burned within the vicinity of the lake.

Recreation includes fishing (for stocked rainbow and brook trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and channel catfish), camping in the 194 campsites of the surrounding Antelope Lake Recreation Area, boating, swimming, hunting, and hiking. [5]

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  2. 1 2 "Antelope Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "Antelope Valley Dam". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. 1 2 "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Recreation, Locations". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-09-25.