Red Bluff Diversion Dam
Red Bluff Diversion Dam is a disused irrigation diversion dam on the Sacramento River in Tehama County, California, United States, southeast of the city of Red Bluff. Until 2013, the dam provided irrigation water for two canals that serve 150,000 acres (61,000 ha) of farmland on the west side of the Sacramento Valley. The dam and canals are part of the Sacramento Canals Unit of the Central Valley Project, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. In 2013, the dam was decommissioned and the river allowed to flow freely through the site in order to protect migrating fish. A pumping plant constructed a short distance upstream now supplies water to the canal system.
| Red Bluff Diversion Dam | |
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Aerial view looking downstream, dam gates partially open. Diversion works and Tehama Colusa Canal are to the right. | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Tehama County, California |
| Coordinates | 40°09′13″N 122°12′09″W |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | 1962 |
| Opening date | 1964 |
| Construction cost | $3,465,155 |
| Owner(s) | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity |
| Impounds | Sacramento River |
| Height (foundation) | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Length | 5,985 ft (1,824 m) |
| Elevation at crest | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Dam volume | 9,630 cu yd (7,360 m3) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Red Bluff |
| Total capacity | 4,170 acre⋅ft (5,140,000 m3) |
| Catchment area | 8,900 sq mi (23,000 km2) |
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