Shasta Dam

Curved-gravityUSA

CountryUSA

Height183 m

Year1945

TypeCurved-gravity

RiverSacramento

About Shasta Dam

The second tallest dam in the USA. 183 m tall. 810 km long. The reservoir, Shasta Lake, is the largest in California. Crucial for Central Valley irrigation. Proposed height increase has been debated for decades.

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