Shasta Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam across the Sacramento River in Northern California in the United States. At 602 feet high, it is the eighth-tallest dam in the United States. Located at the n
Shasta Dam in 2017
The Pit River Valley, now under Shasta Lake, in 1941. The bridge visible near the bottom once carried U.S. Route 99 before it was replaced by the Pit River Bridge (from the deck of which this photo was taken).
The old mining town of Kennett, being inundated by the rising waters of Shasta Lake c. 1944
The Pit River Bridge, which was built to carry Interstate 5 and the Southern Pacific Railroad over Shasta
Shasta County, officially the County of Shasta, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 recorded i
Shasta Dam
…Shasta Dam Shasta Dam in 2017 Shasta Dam Location within California Country United States Location Shasta County, California Coordinates Status In use Construction began 1938 Opening date 1945 Owner U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Dam and spillways Type of dam Concrete…
Aerial view of Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake
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