Monticello Dam
Monticello Dam is a 304-foot high concrete arch dam in Napa County, California, United States, constructed between 1953 and 1957. The dam impounded Putah Creek to create Lake Berryessa in the Vaca Mountains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berryessa Highlands and Spanish Flat Resort.
Berryessa Highlands
Hamlet
Berryessa Highlands is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Berryessa. The Berryessa Highlands Development Company developed much of the community, and in 1981 still owned approximately 125 lots in the subdivision. Berryessa Highlands is situated 4½ miles west of Monticello Dam.
Spanish Flat Resort
Hamlet
Spanish Flat Resort is a hamlet, which is situated 6 miles west of Monticello Dam.
Monticello Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in California
- Categories: arch dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Napa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.51339° or 38° 30′ 48″ northLongitude
-122.10421° or 122° 6′ 15″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Height
305 feet (93 metres)Operator
Bureau of ReclamationOpen location code
84CVGV7W+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 604427590OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Monticello Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد مونتايسلو”
- Catalan: “Presa de Monticello”
- Cebuano: “Monticello Dam”
- Chinese: “蒙地賽羅水壩”
- Czech: “Monticello Dam”
- French: “barrage Monticello”
- French: “Barrage Monticello”
- Georgian: “მონტიჩელოს კაშხალი”
- German: “Talsperre Monticello”
- Hungarian: “Monticello-gát”
- Japanese: “モンティセロダム”
- Persian: “سد مونتیسلو”
- Portuguese: “Represa de Monticello”
- Russian: “Плотина Монтичелло”
- Slovak: “Monticello Dam”
- Spanish: “Represa Monticello”
- Turkish: “Monticello Barajı”
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