Country United States Status Operational Impounds American River Height 26 m Create Lake Natoma | Coordinates ,inline Opening date 1955 Opened 1955 Catchment area 4,916 km² Construction began 1952 | |
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Location Sacramento County, California Owner United States Bureau of Reclamation Similar Lake Natoma, Folsom Dam, Folsom Lake, Folsom Lake State Recreatio, Folsom Powerhouse State Hist | ||
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The Nimbus Dam is a base load hydroelectric dam on the American River near Folsom, California. Approximately 8,700 acre feet (10,700 dam3) of water is retained by the dam. It is responsible for the impoundment of water from the American River to create the Lake Natoma reservoir.
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- Map of Nimbus Dam Fair Oaks CA 95628 USA
- Nimbus dam opens floodgates during storm
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Map of Nimbus Dam, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, USA
As part of the Central Valley Project (CVP), a federal water project that provides irrigation and municipal water to much of California's Central Valley, it was authorized in 1949 as a regulating reservoir for Folsom Dam, and a diversion pool for the Folsom South Canal. Construction began in 1952, and it opened in 1955.
Nimbus dam opens floodgates during storm
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