Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE)

Stony Gorge Dam is located on Stony Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River, in north-central California approximately 18 miles downstream from East Park Dam and 20 miles west of the town of Willows in western Glenn County. The dam was completed in 1928 and is a concrete slab and buttress structure. Stony Gorge Reservoir stores water for irrigation purposes. Releases from the reservoir travel 22 miles down Stony Creek to Black Butte Dam and Lake.