Sly Park Dam is located near Pollock Pines, California in the United States. The dam impounds Sly Park Creek and Hazel Creek, natural tributaries of the North Fork Cosumnes River, to form a 41,000 acre-foot, 650-acre reservoir called Jenkinson Lake. It was constructed as part of the American River Division of the Central Valley Project to provide irriga…
Sly Park Dam is located near Pollock Pines, California in the United States. The dam impounds Sly Park Creek and Hazel Creek, natural tributaries of the North Fork Cosumnes River, to form a 41,000 acre-foot, 650-acre reservoir called Jenkinson Lake. It was constructed as part of the American River Division of the Central Valley Project to provide irrigation water to a portion of El Dorado County, California. The dam was begun in May 1953, with clearing operations, and was completed in mid 1955.
Impounds: Sly Park Creek
Height: 190 feet (58 m)
Length: 760 feet (230 m)
Spillway type: Gated overflow
Spillway capacity: 6,700 cubic feet per second (190 m³/s)
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