Country United States Type of dam Concrete gravity Length 560 ft (170 m) Opened 1965 Surface area 107 ha | Opening date 1965 Impounds Pit River Height 52 m Catchment area 13,002 km² Impound Pit River | |
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Location Shasta County, California Owner Pacific Gas and Electric Company | ||
Pit No. 6 Dam or Pit 6 Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Pit River in northern California. Its power station generates up to 79 MW.
Map of Pit Six Dam, Montgomery Creek, CA 96065, USA
The dam, built in 1965, is owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. It is 172 feet (52 m) tall and forms the Pit Six Reservoir, which has a capacity of 15,700 acre feet (19,400,000 m3).
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