Nacimiento Dam
Nacimiento Dam is a dam on the Nacimiento River about 10 miles northwest of Paso Robles, California in the United States. The primary purpose of the dam is to provide groundwater recharge for agriculture in Monterey County and northern San Luis Obispo County supported by the Salinas Valley aquifer, as well as flood control, domestic water supply, and hydropower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the Nacimiento River in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Nacimiento 1008 Dam”
Nacimiento Dam
Latitude
35.75881° or 35° 45′ 32″ northLongitude
-120.88449° or 120° 53′ 4″ westElevation
804 feet (245 metres)Open location code
847XQ458+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 348813465OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Nacimiento Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nacimiento Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Nacimiento”
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