| Iron Canyon Dam | |
| Coordinates: | 41.0418°N -121.9849°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Shasta County, California |
| Purpose: | P |
| Operator: | Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
| Dam Type: | F |
| Dam Height: | 214feet |
| Dam Length: | 1038feet |
| Res Name: | Iron Canyon Reservoir |
| Res Surface: | 510acres |
| Res Capacity Total: | 24300acre.ft |
Iron Canyon Dam (National ID # CA00417) is a dam in Shasta County, California, United States.
The earthen rockfill dam was constructed in 1965 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for hydroelectric power, with a height of and a length of at its crest.[1] It impounds Iron Canyon Creek. The dam is owned and operated by PG&E. The downstream James Black Powerhouse, one of the largest in the company's system, produces 270 megawatts of power.[2]
The reservoir the dam creates, Iron Canyon Reservoir, is surrounded by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It has a water surface of, a shoreline of approximately, and has a capacity of .[1] Recreation includes fishing (for trout), hunting, camping,p and hiking.[3]
Water is diverted from the McCloud River at Lake McCloud about 20miles south of Mount Shasta, through a tunnel to Iron Canyon Reservoir, and then through another tunnel to the James B. Black Powerhouse, which outlets into the Pit River on the upper end of Pit Six Reservoir.