Pit No. 7 Dam | |
Coordinates: | 40.8481°N -121.9906°W |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Shasta County, California |
Owner: | PG&E |
Dam Type: | Concrete arch-gravity |
Dam Height: | 230feet |
Dam Length: | 770feet |
Dam Crosses: | Pit River |
Spillway Capacity: | 11400cuft/s |
Res Capacity Total: | 34100acre feet |
Res Catchment: | 5170mi2 |
Res Surface: | 470acres |
Plant Capacity: | 110MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 478,390,000 KWh (2001–2012)[1] |
Pit 7 Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric dam across the Pit River in northern California. Located just upstream of Shasta Lake, it is a concrete arch-gravity structure and its powerhouse has a capacity of . The dam is owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[2]