Monticello Dam
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Monticello Dam is a 304-foot high concrete arch dam in Napa County, California, United States, constructed between 1953 and 1957. The dam impounded Putah Creek to create Lake Berryessa in the Vaca Mou
The top of the glory hole, 2017
The downstream face of the dam
The lower section of Lake Berryessa near Portuguese Canyon, seen looking upstream
Lake Berryessa overflowing into the Glory Hole spillway.
Putah Creek
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Putah Creek is a major stream in Northern California, a tributary of the Yolo Bypass, and ultimately, the Sacramento River. The 85-mile-long creek has its headwaters in the Mayacamas Mountains, a part
Monticello Dam
…Monticello Dam is a 304-foot (93 m) high concrete arch dam in Napa County, California, United States, constructed between 1953 and 1957. The dam impounded Putah Creek to create Lake Berryessa in the Vaca Mountains. Lake Berryessa is currently the seventh-largest man-made lake in California. Water from the reservoir…
Putah Creek above Monticello Dam
Putah Creek's natural flow above Lake Berryessa in the Mayacamas Mountains during September 2017
The source of Putah Creek on Cobb Mountain
A view of Putah Creek from Highway 128 bridge, below Monticello Dam