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Shasta Dam, 602 ft (183 m) high and 3,460 ft (1,055 m) long, on the Sacramento River, N Calif.; built 1938–45. One of the largest concrete dams in the world, it is a major unit in the Central Valley project Central Valley project, central Calif., long-term general scheme for the utilization of the water of the Sacramento River basin in the north for the benefit of the farmlands of the San Joaquin Valley in the south, undertaken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1935. ..... Click the link for more information. . The dam restores navigable depths to the Sacramento River, provides flood control, electric power, and irrigation and reclamation development. Its reservoir, Shasta Lake, 46 sq mi (119 sq km), is formed by the impounded waters of the Sacramento, Pit, and McCloud rivers. The lake is included in Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreational Area (see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments
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Whose ire is raised by proposals to enlarge Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake. One of the region's focal points is Shasta Dam, forming the crystal clear waters of Shasta Lake. The segment takes viewers to Shasta Dam, the state's largest reservoir, and the Coleman fish hatchery, the largest salmon hatchery in the contiguous 48 U. |
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