Box Canyon Dam - Siskiyou County, California, U.S.A.
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N 41° 16.742 W 122° 19.744
10T E 556188 N 4569950
The Box Canyon Dam on the Sacramento River forms Lake Siskiyou.
Waymark Code: WMFPKA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member manchanegra
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Box Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sacramento River which forms Lake Siskiyou. The dam is 1100 feet long and 209 feet high. The dam is owned and operated by Siskiyou County and was completed in 1970 to provide flood control. In 1984, a powerhouse was installed to provide hydroelectric power.
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Waterway where the dam is located: Sacramento River

Main use of the Water Dam: Flood Control

Material used in the structure: Concrete

Height of Dam: 209 feet

Date built: 01/01/1970

Fishing Allowed: Not Listed

Motor Sports Allowed: Not Listed
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