Stony Gorge Dam
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stony-gorge-dam-260-13220498
title:
Stony Gorge Dam
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Stony Gorge Dam is a dam in Glenn County, California. The concrete buttress dam was constructed between 1926 and 1928 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 153 feet (47 m) and 868 feet (265 m) long at its crest. Structurally it is a relatively early example of an Ambursen-type dam, using contraction joints between all face slabs and buttresses for stability. It impounds Stony Creek for irrigation storage and flood control. Hydroelectric power is also produced. Along with t
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Dam in Glenn County, California
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stony_Gorge_Dam
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2023-09-24T02:14:13Z
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