Shasta Dam
Dam in Shasta County, California · Sacramento River · forms Lake Shasta
Height
602 ft
183 m (NID height)
Length
3,460 ft
1,055 m
Completed
1945
Lake Shasta today
975.58 ft
7 days ▼ 2.35 ft
Normal storage
4,552,090 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Navigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 602 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 4,661,860 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 30,210 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 480 ft
- Drainage area
- 6,111 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 330 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- San Francisco District
- Also known as
- Shasta Lake
- NID ID
- CA10186
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Nov 21, 2024. Search NID ID CA10186 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.