North Fork Dam
North Fork Dam is a monitoring station in Placer County, Gold Country, California. North Fork Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Bowman, as well as near the reservoir North Fork Lake.- Type: Monitoring station
- Description: dam in Placer County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “NF AMERICAN R A NORTH FORK DAM CA” and “North Fork American River at North Fork Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Foresthill Bridge and North Fork Lake.
Foresthill Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Moiseiko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Foresthill Bridge - also called the Auburn-Foresthill Bridge or the Auburn Bridge - is a road bridge in eastern California crossing over the North Fork American River in Placer County and the Sierra Nevada foothills. Foresthill Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southwest of North Fork Dam.
North Fork Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Sjparker279, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Clementine is a reservoir on the North Fork American River Canyon above the picturesque, California Gold Rush-era town of Auburn in Northern California. North Fork Lake is situated 1½ miles northeast of North Fork Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowman and Clipper Gap.
Bowman
Hamlet
Bowman is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Bowman is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 3.25 miles north-northeast of Auburn.
Clipper Gap
Hamlet
Clipper Gap is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Clipper Gap is located 6 miles north-northeast of Auburn. It lies at an elevation of 1676 feet. Clipper Gap is situated 2½ miles north of North Fork Dam.
Auburn
Photo: Noah Loverbear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. Its population was 13,776 during the 2020 census. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history and is registered as a California Historical Landmark.
North Fork Dam
- Category: dam
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.93601° or 38° 56′ 10″ northLongitude
-121.02383° or 121° 1′ 26″ westElevation
719 feet (219 metres)Operator
United States Geological SurveyOpen location code
84CWWXPG+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1410450023OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_stationGeoNames ID
5377445Wikidata ID
Q48994682
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In Other Languages
“North Fork Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Fork Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, California, Placer County)”
- Cebuano: “North Fork Dam”
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