Black Butte Dam
Dam in Tehama County, California · Stony Creek · forms Black Butte Lake
Height
156 ft
48 m (NID height)
Length
2,970 ft
905 m
Completed
1963
Black Butte Lake today
434.31 ft
7 days ▲ 1.90 ft
vs full pool
▼ 24.79 ft
Normal storage
105,900 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 156 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Sacramento District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 354,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,560 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 135 ft
- Drainage area
- 736 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 118 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Black Butte Lake
- NID ID
- CA10102
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Jul 2, 2026. Search NID ID CA10102 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Black Butte Lake
- Black Butte Reregulating
- Black Butte Dam - Dike 6