Catalog Record
Keswick Reservoir Dam and Powerplant Water Operations Monitoring Data from California Great Basin HAR
California Great Basin Region Water Operations Data for Keswick Reservoir Dam and Powerplant
Generation Effort
California-Great Basin Water Operations Monitoring
Location
Keswick Reservoir Dam and Powerplant
Themes
Water
Reclamation Project
Central Valley Project
Reclamation Program
Location Information
Location Name
Keswick Reservoir Dam and Powerplant
Location Description
Keswick Dam is a 157-foot-high concrete gravity dam, with a crest length of 1,046 feet, constructed 9 miles downstream from Shasta Dam on the Sacramento River. Keswick Dam acts as an afterbay dam controlling river fluctuations from the Shasta Powerplant. Water released from Shasta Dam downstream to the Keswick Reservoir is stored for release through Keswick Dam and Powerplant. With steady releases from Keswick Dam, managers are able to regulate the flows of the Sacramento River downstream. Keswick Power Plant has three generators with a rated capacity of 105 megawatts.
Location Parent
State(s)
California
Unified Region(s)
California-Great Basin
Timezone
PT
Elevation
596 ft
Vertical Datum
NAVD88
Coordinates (lat, long)
(40.601, -122.443)
Horizontal Datum
WGS84
