Crystal Springs Dam - San Mateo County, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 31.781 W 122° 21.768
10S E 556300 N 4153824
Dam in the Crystal Springs Resevoir in San Mateo County, CA.
Waymark Code: WM4FTH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2008
Views: 44
"The Crystal Springs Dam holds back the reservoir water of Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County, California. The dam was completed in 1890 and has survived both the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes despite being adjacent to the fault line that produced the earthquakes. The dam has a road running over it and forms the trailhead of a the popular Sawyer Camp Trail. In 2006, a PG&E power line was constructed over the dam, with tall steel towers at the north and south ends of the dam." (
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The dam is a California Historic Civil Engineeriing Landmark.
Location:
About one m ile south of Skyline and Crystal Springs
Type of structure/site: Dam
Date of Construction: 1890
Engineering Organization Listing: Other (specify in description)
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Not listed
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