Folsom Dam

Folsom Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the of in the United States, about 25 mi northeast of . The dam is 340 ft high and 1,400 ft long, flanked by earthen wing dams.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Folsom State Prison and California State Prison, Sacramento.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Folsom and El Dorado Hills.

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Folsom Dam

Latitude
38.70726° or 38° 42′ 26″ north
Longitude
-121.15685° or 121° 9′ 25″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Open location code
84CWPR4V+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 483243503
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5349711
Wiki­data ID
Q5464857
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Folsom Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Folsom Dam”
  • Czech: “Vodní nádrž Folsom”
  • German: “Talsperre Folsom”
  • Hebrew: “סכר פולסום”
  • Japanese: “フォルサム・ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Folsom-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Folsom-demningen”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Фолсом”
  • “Folsom Dam”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Represa and Folsom Lake Estates.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Folsom Substation and Folsom Left Wing Dam.

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