Poe Dam

Poe Dam
Location of Poe Dam in California
Location	Butte County, California, United States
Coordinates	39°48′34″N 121°25′57″W / 39.80944°N 121.43250°W / 39.80944; -121.43250Coordinates: 39°48′34″N 121°25′57″W / 39.80944°N 121.43250°W / 39.80944; -121.43250[1]
Opening date	1953
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gated overflow dam
Impounds	North Fork Feather River
Height	62 ft (19 m)[2]
Length	441 ft (134 m)[2]
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,150 acre·ft (1,420,000 m3)[2]
Catchment area	1,950 sq mi (5,100 km2)[2]
Power station
Installed capacity	143 MW
Annual generation	500 million KWh

Poe Dam is a concrete gravity hydroelectric diversion dam on the North Fork Feather River, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Lake Oroville in Butte County, California in the United States. Completed in 1959, the dam is the lowermost component of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Feather River Canyon Power Project, a system of 10 hydroelectric stations along the North Fork.^[3] The dam is 62 ft (19 m) high and 441 ft (134 m) long, with water flows controlled by five 50 ft × 41 ft (15 m × 12 m) radial gates.^[2][4]

The dam diverts water through an 6.3-mile (10.1 km) tunnel to the Poe Powerhouse, located on the upper reaches of Lake Oroville. The powerhouse has a rated hydraulic head of 477 ft (145 m) and a capacity of 143 megawatts,^[4] generating about 500 million kilowatt hours annually.^[5]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in California

References