Folsom Dam - Hydro - Sacramento/ El Dorado Cos. CA
Posted by: 
sbcamper
N 38° 42.280 W 121° 09.230
10S E 660531 N 4285621
Includes part of Placer County also. This was one of the big 4, Central Valley Water Projects of the 1950s. It collected water from the three forks of the American River, north, middle, and south.
Waymark Code: WMN9X9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2015
Views: 4
to follow.
There is a two lane road across the earth fill & concrete dam.
Until 9/11, one could take tours into and see the generators inside the dam. No more. There is now a new bridge north of the dam.
Folsom prison is to the southeast.
Operational: yes
Type of power station: Underground
Operator: Bureau of Reclamation
Visitor center: no
Generation capacity: 198,720 kw
Type of turbine: Not listed
Date built: Not listed
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