| New Bullards Bar Dam | |
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| Official name | New Bullards Bar Dam |
| Location | Yuba County, California |
| Coordinates | 39°23′36″N 121°08′35″W / 39.39333°N 121.14306°W |
| Opening date | 1969 |
| Operator(s) | Yuba County Water Agency |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | North Yuba River |
| Height | 645 ft (197 m)[1] |
| Length | 2,587 ft (789 m)[1] |
| Spillway type | Concrete chute, 3x Tainter gates |
| Spillway capacity | 160,000 cu ft/s (4,500 m3/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | New Bullards Bar Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 969,600 acre⋅ft (1.1960×109 m3)[2] |
| Catchment area | 489 sq mi (1,270 km2)[2] |
| Surface area | 4,810 acres (1,950 ha)[2] |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 1,306 ft (398 m)[3] |
| Turbines | 2x Pelton |
| Installed capacity | 340 MW[3] |
| Annual generation | 1,114 GWh (2001–2012)[4] |
New Bullards Bar Dam is a variable radius concrete arch dam constructed in the early 1960s in California on the North Yuba River. Located near the town of Dobbins in Yuba County, the dam forms the New Bullards Bar Reservoir, which can hold about 969,600 acre⋅ft (1.1960×109 m3) of water. The dam serves for irrigation, drinking water and hydroelectric power generation.
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