RV Adventure of incredible size! The second largest concrete dam in the US at the time of construction and still the 8th largest! After visiting this amazing monumental achievement, I decided to research more and produce an historical video with photos taken of the progress of this EPIC Project! Relive the incredible and immense construction of a huge dam taking over 7 years of blood, sweat and tears by over 4,856 people. A salute to all that engaged the hard work and effort to build this amazing structure! Watch the complete 3 part series on Shasta Dam!
Shasta Dam, dwarfed only by Hoover and Grand Coulee dams when it was completed on the Sacramento River in 1945, is breathtaking not only for its great size, but for its majestic setting in the southern range of the Cascades. 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. Shasta Dam is the second largest dam in the United States. Free daily tours of its interior are offered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Opened: 1945
Height: 602′
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 10 PM
Owner(s): U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Inactive capacity: 116,000 acre⋅ft (143 GL)
Installed capacity: 676 MW; 1,976 MW (proposed)
Status: In use
Spillways: 1
Catchment area: 6,665 sq mi (17,260 km2)
Surface area: 29,740 acres (12,040 ha)
Volume: 65,350,000 cu yd
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The Shasta Dam Vista View is amazing and really one of a kind. I highly recommend that your RV travels include a stop at one of the largest dams and reservoirs in the world. There are guided tours available at certain days and times, but check on that. In the meantime, don't forget to view the Shasta Dam Links below for a huge amount of information on this incredible man made monument. Take care and enjoy!
Links for more information and history on Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake.
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Shasta Historical Society Historical Film on Shasta Dam:
• So Shasta Dam was Built
Facts and information:
en.wikipedia.o...
75th Anniversary Video:
• Celebration of 75th An...
NOTE: The boomtown of Kennett perished when the lake behind Shasta Dam filled up.
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