Official name Pit Number Three Dam Impounds Pit River Width (base) 110 feet (34 m) Opened 1925 Total capacity 42.68 million m³ | Country United States Width (crest) 30 feet (9.1 m) Height 37 m Length 151 m Create Lake Britton | |
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Location Shasta County, California Owner Pacific Gas and Electric Company Similar Pit 7 Dam, Slab Creek Dam, Donnells Dam, Englebright Dam, New Hogan Dam | ||
Pit-3 Dam (also known as Pit Number Three Dam and Dam Number Three) is a dam across the Pit River in northern California in the United States. It forms Lake Britton, which stretches 8 miles (13 km) upstream. The dam is used mainly to divert water into a penstock that runs about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) downstream to generate hydroelectricity. Construction was completed in 1925 and is owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Map of Pit 3 Dam, California 96013, USA
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