Box Canyon Dam (California)

Box Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Upper Sacramento River impounding Lake Siskiyou reservoir, in Siskiyou County, northern California.[1][2]

Box Canyon Dam
LocationTrinity Mountains,
Shasta National Forest,
Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates41.279°N 122.329°W / 41.279; -122.329
Opening date1970 (dam)
1984 (powerhouse)
Operator(s)Siskiyou County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
and Siskiyou Power Authority
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsUpper Sacramento River
Height209 ft (64 m)
Length1,100 ft (340 m)
Width (base)200 feet (61 m)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Siskiyou
Total capacity26,000 acre⋅ft (32,000,000 m3)
Surface area430 acres (170 ha)

Description

The dam and reservoir are located in Box Canyon of the eastern Trinity Mountains and within the Shasta–Trinity National Forest, southwest of the town of Mount Shasta and Mount Shasta peak.

Box Canyon Dam is 1,100 feet (340 m) long and 209 feet (64 m) high. The dam is owned and operated by Siskiyou County's Flood Control & Water Conservation District and Siskiyou Power Authority, and was completed in 1970 to provide flood control.[3] In 1984, a powerhouse was installed to provide hydroelectric power.[4]

Recreation

The Box Canyon Trail begins on the north side of Box Canyon Dam, following the Upper Sacramento River down the narrow canyon to the outskirts of the town of Mount Shasta.[5] The Lake Siskiyou Trail encircles the lake, including a crossing atop the dam.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Waymarking.com: Box Canyon Dam (Siskiyou County, California) . accessed 3.16.2016.
  2. Water.ca.gov − online Water Data Library: "Box Canyon Project Feasibility Study" — Bulletin No. 162, December 1965, pub. California State Resources Agency + Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA.
  3. Siskiyou.ca.us: County of Siskiyou General Services, Flood Control & Water Conservation District
  4. Siskiyou.ca.us: County of Siskiyou General Services, Siskiyou Power Authority
  5. Hike Mount Shasta Blog: The Box Canyon Trail
  6. Mount Shasta Trail Association (MSTA): The Lake Siskiyou Trail
  7. MSTA: Lake Siskiyou Trail aerial view map
  • Living Shasta Photography Blog: Lake Siskiyou's Box Canyon Dam — photo gallery, interiors/exteriors of dam + powerhouse.
  • "Virtualguidebooks.com: 360 degree view of Box Canyon Dam".



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