Sugar Pine Dam | |
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![]() Sugar Pine Dam from the air | |
Country | United States |
Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 39°7′47″N 120°48′5″W / 39.12972°N 120.80139°W |
Construction began | 1979 |
Opening date | 1982 |
Construction cost | $71 million |
Owner(s) | Foresthill Public Utility District |
Operator(s) | Foresthill Public Utility District |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
Impounds | North Shirttail Creek |
Height | 205 ft (62 m) |
Length | 689 ft (210 m) |
Width (base) | 984 ft (300 m) |
Dam volume | 987,500 cu ft (27,960 m3) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Sugar Pine Reservoir |
Total capacity | 6,921 acre⋅ft (8,537,000 m3) |
Surface area | 165 acres (67 ha)[1] |
Normal elevation | 3,609 ft (1,100 m)[2] |
Sugar Pine Dam is an earthfill embankment dam in Placer County, California, approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Foresthill.[1] It impounds North Shirttail Creek, a tributary of the North Fork American River, and serves as the primary municipal water supply for the Foresthill community.