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.
| Box Canyon Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Trinity Mountains, Shasta National Forest, Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.279°N 122.329°W |
| Opening date | 1970 (dam) 1984 (powerhouse) |
| Operator(s) | Siskiyou County Flood Control & Water Conservation District and Siskiyou Power Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Upper Sacramento River |
| Height | 209 ft (64 m) |
| Length | 1,100 ft (340 m) |
| Width (base) | 200 feet (61 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Siskiyou |
| Total capacity | 26,000 acre⋅ft (32,000,000 m3) |
| Surface area | 430 acres (170 ha) |
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