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.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, United States. 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″ north
Longitude
-122.10421° or 122° 6′ 15″ west
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Height
305 feet (93 metres)
Operator
Bureau of Reclamation
Open location code
84CVGV7W+98
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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: “Монтичелло”
- Russian: “Плотина Монтичелло”
- Slovak: “Monticello Dam”
- Spanish: “Represa Monticello”
- Turkish: “Monticello Barajı”
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Places to explore: Steel Canyon Resort and Spanish Flat.
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