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Lake Natoma is a small lake in the Western United States, along the lower American River, between Folsom and Nimbus Dams in Sacramento County, California. The lake is located within the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area which maintains the facilities and bike trails surrounding the lake.
Downstream, behind Nimbus Dam, smaller Lake Natoma has about 500 surface acres of water. Folsom and Nimbus Dams were built by the Bureau of Reclamation as part of California's Central Valley Project to control the waters of the American River. Other functions of the dams include flood protection, household water supply, power and irrigation. [4]
The Nimbus Dam is a base load hydroelectric dam on the American River near Folsom, California. Approximately 8,700 acre-feet (10,700 dam 3) of water is retained by the dam. It is responsible for the impoundment of water from the American River to create the Lake Natoma reservoir. The dam stands 87 feet and spans 1,093 feet.
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At least five people, including two children, were injured Sunday afternoon when multiple cars, including a FedEx delivery truck, crashed on Lake Natoma Crossing bridge in Folsom.
Lake Natoma: Nimbus Dam: American River: Sacramento: United States Bureau of Reclamation: ... Pine Flat Lake: Pine Flat Dam: Kings River: Fresno: United States Army ...
May 1—U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Monday called on a federal inter-agency group charged with managing dams and reservoirs to immediately begin taking steps to avoid low water levels in Flathead Lake ...
Folsom Lake covers 11,550 acres (4,670 ha) and is located inside the Folsom Lake State Recreational Area. [572] Eight additional earth fill saddle dams are required to keep the reservoir from overflowing. The dam also generates 200 MW from three generators. [573] About 7 mi (11 km) downstream of Folsom Dam is the Nimbus Dam, forming Lake Natoma ...