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Construction on the project began in 1900, when The Eel River Power and Irrigation Company (later the Snow Mountain Water and Power Company) constructed the Cape Horn Dam and a one-mile (1.6 km), 8-foot (2.4 m)-diameter tunnel under the drainage divide to Potter Valley, at the headwaters of the East Fork Russian River. [7]
The Russian River flows through Goat Rock Beach within Sonoma Coast State Beach into the Pacific Ocean. The estuary is closed seasonally by a sandbar. Russian River SMRMA includes the waters below the mean high tide line eastward of the mouth of the Russian River Estuary defined as a line connecting the following two points:
The Russian River estuary is recognized for protection by the California Bays and Estuaries Policy. [12] The mouth is about 60 mi (100 km) north of the San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate bridge. The lower Russian River is a popular spring, summer, and fall destination for navigation and recreation.
Thousands of Russians are being evacuated from their homes after an embankment dam broke in southeastern Orenburg Region on Saturday, authorities say.
The roaring sound of water pumps filled the deserted streets of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg on Friday as people scrambled to heed official warnings to escape. The city of 550,000 ...
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The East Fork Russian River is a 15 mi (24 km) long tributary of the Russian River in Mendocino County. [1] It drains the northeastern part of the Russian River basin. [2] The region has a Mediterranean climate. [3] The fork's watershed covers 67,073 acres (271.43 km 2). [4] The mouth elevation is about 623 ft (190 m) above sea level. [1]
It was built as a flood control project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Completed in 1959, it sits across the East Fork Russian River, which is the primary source of inflow to the lake. [1] The dam offers public access by foot. The purpose of the dam was to prevent flooding in the Ukiah valley, and provide a water supply for Sonoma county. [5]