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.