Nimbus Dam
Dam in Sacramento County, California · American River · forms Lake Natoma
Height
87 ft
27 m (NID height)
Length
1,093 ft
333 m
Completed
1955
Lake Natoma today
123.12 ft
7 days ▲ 0.32 ft
Normal storage
8,800 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Fish and Wildlife Pond; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 87 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 8,800 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 540 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 46 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,900 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 720 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- San Francisco District
- Also known as
- Lake Natoma
- NID ID
- CA10174
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Nov 21, 2024. Search NID ID CA10174 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.