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Shasta Dam (called Kennett Dam [3] before its construction) is a concrete arch-gravity dam [4] across the Sacramento River in Northern California in the United States. At 602 feet (183 m) high, it is the eighth-tallest dam in the United States.
Shasta Dam Starting June 3, 2024, the Shasta Dam Visitors Center will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please be advised that our Tour Elevator is out of service until further notice.
Feb 25, 2024 · In response to the Northern California skies unleashing torrents of rain, Shasta Dam has opened its top-level water outflows for the first time since 2017, creating a spectacular flow into the Sacramento River.
The 602 foot-high, concrete, curved gravity dam holds back an immense blue reservoir, Lake Shasta, which boasts a 365-mile shoreline nestled amid evergreen hills and the snow-covered volcanic peak of Mount Shasta.
I have seen a lot of spectacular man-made icons including Hoover dam, Golden Gate Bridge, ... still, Shasta dam is one of the more amazing examples of human engineering. Add to that the surrounding area is beautiful and it makes for great family destination.
An exciting historical portrait of the cornerstone of Reclamation's Central Valley Project: The Shasta Dam.
Sep 15, 2014 · Located 12 miles north of Redding, Shasta traps the cold waters of the Pit and McCloud rivers and the headwaters of the Sacramento River behind its 602-foot curved, concrete face. Roughly 90 percent of the water stored in Shasta Lake comes from rainfall.
