Red Bluff Diversion Dam

Red Bluff Diversion Dam
Aerial view looking downstream, dam gates partially open. Diversion works and Tehama Colusa Canal are to the right.
CountryUnited States
LocationTehama County, California
Coordinates40°09′13″N 122°12′09″W / 40.15361°N 122.20250°W / 40.15361; -122.20250
PurposeIrrigation
StatusDecommissioned
Construction began1962[1]
Opening date1964[1]
Construction cost$3,465,155[2]
Owner(s)U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete gravity
ImpoundsSacramento River
Height (foundation)52 ft (16 m)[1]
Length5,985 ft (1,824 m)[1]
Elevation at crest256 ft (78 m)[3]
Dam volume9,630 cu yd (7,360 m3)[4]
Reservoir
CreatesLake Red Bluff
Total capacity4,170 acre⋅ft (5,140,000 m3)[4]
Catchment area8,900 sq mi (23,000 km2)[5]

Red Bluff Diversion Dam is a disused irrigation diversion dam on the Sacramento River in Tehama County, California, United States, southeast of the city of Red Bluff. Until 2013, the dam provided irrigation water for two canals that serve 150,000 acres (61,000 ha) of farmland on the west side of the Sacramento Valley. The dam and canals are part of the Sacramento Canals Unit of the Central Valley Project, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. In 2013, the dam was decommissioned and the river allowed to flow freely through the site in order to protect migrating fish. A pumping plant constructed a short distance upstream now supplies water to the canal system.

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  3. ^ "Red Bluff Diversion Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
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  5. ^ "Red Bluff Diversion Dam". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 2009-06-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2017-02-10.