Folsom Dam
CountryUSA
Height100 m
Year1956
TypeGravity
RiverAmerican
About Folsom Dam
A concrete gravity dam near Sacramento. 100 m tall. The reservoir provides flood control and water supply. The spillway gates were modified after the 1986 flood emergency.
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