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New Hogan Dam 
Country United States Location California Coordinates 38°09′03″N 120°48′47″W / 38.15083°N 120.81306°WCoordinates: 38°09′03″N 120°48′47″W / 38.15083°N 120.81306°W[1] Opening date 1963 Dam and spillways Type of dam Embankment Height 210 ft (64 m)[2] Length 1,960 ft (600 m)[2] Impounds Calaveras River Type of spillway Gated overflow, service Spillway capacity 106,400 cu ft/s (3,010 m3/s)[2] Reservoir Creates New Hogan Lake Capacity 317,100 acre·ft (0.3911 km3)[2] Catchment area 363 sq mi (940 km2)[2] Surface area 4,400 acres (1,800 ha)[2] Power station Installed capacity 3.15 MW New Hogan Dam is an embankment dam on the Calaveras River, a tributary of the San Joaquin River in central California. The dam lies east of Rancho Calaveras and impounds New Hogan Lake in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the 210-foot (64 m)-high dam was completed in 1963. In 1986, the Modesto Irrigation District contracted with the USACE to build a base load hydroelectric plant at the dam with a capacity of 3.15 megawatts.[3]
See also
- List of largest reservoirs of California
- List of reservoirs and dams in California
References
- ^ "New Hogan Dam". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 1981-01-19. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:229493. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ a b c d e f "Detailed Information: New Hogan Dam". National Inventory of Dams. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. http://crunch.tec.army.mil/nidpublic/webpages/niddetails.cfm?ID=4303&ACC=1. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "MID Fast Facts". Modesto Irrigation District. http://www.mid.org/about/fastfacts.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
Categories:- Dams in California
- Buildings and structures in Calaveras County, California
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