Prosser Creek Dam

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Prosser Creek Dam
Prosser Creek Dam from reservoir south shore.jpg
Prosser Creek Dam viewed from the south shore of Prosser Creek Reservoir
Location Nevada County, California
Coordinates 39°22′45″N120°08′19″W / 39.37907°N 120.13872°W / 39.37907; -120.13872
Construction began1959;65 years ago (1959)
Opening date1962;62 years ago (1962)
Owner(s) United States Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam earthen and rockfill
Impounds Prosser Creek
Height163 feet (50 m)
Length1,830 feet (560 m)
Reservoir
CreatesProsser Creek Reservoir
Total capacity29,800  acre⋅ft (36,800  dam3)
Surface area750 acres (300 ha)
National ID # CA10179

Prosser Creek Dam (National ID # CA10179) is a dam in Nevada County, California. [1]

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The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed from 1959 to 1962 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with a height of 163 feet (50 m) feet and a crest length of 1,830 feet (560 m). [2] It impounds Prosser Creek (a tributary of the Truckee River) for irrigation storage and winter and spring flood control, part of the Bureau's larger Washoe Project in the Tahoe region. The dam is owned and operated by the Bureau.

The reservoir it creates, Prosser Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of about 750 acres (300 ha), a shoreline of approximately 11 miles (18 km), and has a capacity of 29,800 acre-feet (36,800,000 m3). [3] Recreation includes fishing (for rainbow and brown trout), boating, camping, hunting, and hiking. [4]

Prosser Creek Reservoir from dam pano.jpg
Panoramic view of Prosser Creek Reservoir from atop the dam

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References

  1. ↑ "Prosser Creek Dam". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Dam details - Prosser Creek Dam - Bureau of Reclamation". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  3. ↑ "Project details - Washoe Project - Bureau of Reclamation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=38&agencyCode=129 [ bare URL ]
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