Country United States Type of dam Concrete arch-gravity Length 770 ft (230 m) Opened 1965 Surface area 190 ha | Opening date 1965 Impounds Pit River Height 70 m Catchment area 13,390 km² Impound Pit River | |
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Location Shasta County, California Owner Pacific Gas and Electric Company Similar Pit 3 Dam, Lake Oroville, Lake Almanor | ||
Pit 7 Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric dam across the Pit River in northern California. Located just upstream of Shasta Lake, it is a concrete arch-gravity structure and its powerhouse has a capacity of 110 megawatts (150,000 hp). The dam is owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Map of Pit 7 Dam, California 96084, USA
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