Englebright Dam

Englebright Dam is a 280 ft high variable radius concrete arch dam on the in the Basin, located in and counties of California, United States.
Wikipedia
Photo: Philm555, Public domain.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Nevada / Yuba counties, California
  • Also known as: “Harry L. Englebright Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mooney Flat and Smartsville.

Hamlet
was an important mining and transportation hub in western Nevada County, California, just east of the Yuba County line. It was situated on modern Road, about 1 mile north of modern Highway 20, at an elevation of about 800 ft. is situated 1½ miles south of Englebright Dam.

Hamlet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a census-designated place in , United States, in the foothills of the . It is one of the many historic towns in California's gold country, and is today a California Historical Landmark. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Englebright Dam.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It lies northwest of , at an elevation of 397 feet. is situated 3 miles southwest of Englebright Dam.

Englebright Dam

Latitude
39.23949° or 39° 14′ 22″ north
Longitude
-121.2697° or 121° 16′ 11″ west
Elevation
499 feet (152 metres)
Inception
1941
Height
279 feet (85 metres)
Operator
Army Corp of Engineers
Open location code
84FW6PQJ+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92797656
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5355580
Wiki­data ID
Q5378079
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Chinese—“Englebright Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Harry L Englebright Lake Dam”
  • Chinese: “恩格勒布萊特水壩”

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