Whiskeytown Dam
Dam in Shasta County, California · Clear Creek · forms Whiskeytown Lake
Height
282 ft
86 m (NID height)
Length
2,250 ft
686 m
Completed
1963
Whiskeytown Lake today
1,207.69 ft
7 days ▼ 1.04 ft
Normal storage
241,096 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 282 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 276,117 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,458 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 263 ft
- Drainage area
- 200 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 21 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- San Francisco District
- Also known as
- Claire A. Hill Whiskeyton;Whiskeytown Lake
- NID ID
- CA10204
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Nov 21, 2024. Search NID ID CA10204 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Whiskeytown Lake
- Whiskeytown Dike 1
- Whiskeytown Dike 2