- Nimbus Dam
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Downsteam from the dam.
The Nimbus recreational area. The dam can be seen in the background.The Nimbus Dam is a base load hydroelectric dam on the American River near Folsom, California. Approximately 8,700 acre·ft (10,700,000 m3) of water is retained by the dam.
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38°38′10″N 121°13′11″W / 38.636095°N 121.219806°WCoordinates: 38°38′10″N 121°13′11″W / 38.636095°N 121.219806°W
- [1] fact sheet - United States Bureau of Reclamation
- Folsom Lake State Recreation Area - parks.ca.gov
Central Valley Project Infrastructure Dams Auburn Dam · B.F. Sisk Dam · Folsom Dam · Friant Dam · Lewiston Dam · New Melones Dam · Nimbus Dam · O'Neill Dam · Red Bluff Diversion Dam · San Justo Dam · Shasta Dam · Sly Park Dam · Spring Creek Dam · Sugar Pine Dam · Trinity Dam · Whiskeytown Dam
Reservoirs Folsom Lake · Millerton Lake · Lake Natoma · New Melones Lake · O'Neill Forebay · San Luis Reservoir · Sugar Pine Reservoir · Shasta Lake · Trinity Lake · Whiskeytown Lake
Aqueducts and canals Clear Creek Tunnel · Contra Costa Canal · Corning Canal · Delta Cross Channel · Delta–Mendota Canal · Friant-Kern Canal · Madera Canal · San Luis Canal · Tehama-Colusa Canal
Rivers American River · Clear Creek · Chowchilla River · Kern River · Sacramento River · San Joaquin River · San Luis Creek · Stanislaus River
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