Sly Creek Dam Explained

Sly Creek Dam
Dam Crosses:Lost Creek
Res Name:Sly Creek Reservoir
Location:Butte County, California
Dam Length:1235feet
Dam Height:289feet
Res Capacity Total:65000lk=onNaNlk=on
Res Surface:562acres
Coordinates:39.5831°N -121.1142°W

Sly Creek Dam (National ID # CA00272) is a dam in Butte County, California.

The earthen rockfill dam was completed in by the local public utility, the South Feather Water and Power Agency, formerly known as the Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District.[1] The dam stands high and long at its crest.[2] It impounds Lost Creek for irrigation storage and hydroelectric power, along with the smaller Lost Creek Dam immediately downstream.

The reservoir it creates, Sly Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of and a maximum capacity of .[2] Recreation includes fishing, camping and hiking.[3] The site is surrounded by the Plumas National Forest.

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Notes and References

  1. http://southfeather.com/assets/2012/02/20111115_Packet.pdf
  2. Web site: Sly Creek . 2012-08-24 . 2012-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012112620/http://findlakes.com/sly_creek_california~ca00272.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: Plumas National Forest - Sly Creek Recreation Area . Fs.usda.gov . 2022-09-17.