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Newly discovered damage in Glen Canyon Dam would require releasing less water at low reservoir levels — a problem that increases water risks in the Southwest.
Tahoe Dam was slightly modernized in 1987 by the Safety of Dams Program, [11] and it is this version of the dam which still in operation today. In total, the Newlands Project led to the creation of many irrigation systems within Nevada and California including: Lake Tahoe Dam; Lahontan Dam, reservoir, and power plant; Truckee Canal
“Today’s been a rough day and there’s no bones about it," said Jeff Marsoleis, forest supervisor for El Dorado National Forest. A few days ago, he thought crews could halt the Caldor Fire's ...
The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District told the Reno Gazette Journal that the department was called to Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe, California on Monday morning, and later ...
Glen Canyon Dam viewed from inside lower Glen Canyon. Glen Canyon Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in the American state of Arizona, is viewed as carrying a large amount of risk, most notably due to siltation. [citation needed] The Colorado and San Juan rivers deposit large volumes of silt into Lake Powell, slowly decreasing its ...
All of the beaver dams in Taylor Creek, which flows from Fallen Leaf Lake to Lake Tahoe, are destroyed annually each fall by the U. S. Forest Service in order for Kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) to spawn. A recent study of Taylor Creek showed that the beaver dam removal decreased wetland habitat, increased stream flow, and increased total ...
The water level is usually somewhere between the lake’s natural rim, which sits at 6,223 feet, and a dam at the top of the Truckee River that is 6 feet higher, experts previously told The Times.
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