O’Shaughnessy Dam

O'Shaughnessy Dam is a 430-foot-high concrete arch-gravity dam in , United States. It impounds the , forming the at the lower end of in , about 160 miles east of .
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 3,622 feet (1,104 metres)
  • …is operated by the City of San Fransisco Water
  • Description: dam in Tuolumne County, California, USA
  • Also known as
    “Hetch Hetchy Dam”
    “O’Shaughnessy 9-005 Dam”
    “O’Shaugnessy Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tueeulala Falls and Kolana Rock.

Waterfall
Photo: Epachamo, Public domain.
is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in .

Peak
Photo: Crimoid, CC BY 3.0.
is a prominent granite dome located along… is situated 1½ miles east of O’Shaughnessy Dam.

Waterfall
Photo: Inklein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the larger of two waterfalls located… is situated 2 miles northeast of O’Shaughnessy Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mather.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 6 miles southwest of O’Shaughnessy Dam.

O’Shaughnessy Dam

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Latitude
37.94745° or 37° 56′ 51″ north
Longitude
-119.78826° or 119° 47′ 18″ west
Open location code
8592W6W6+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 189656737
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5378218
Wiki­data ID
Q7071958

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“O’Shaughnessy Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “O’Shaughnessy Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, California)”
  • Cebuano: “O’Shaughnessy Dam”
  • Chinese: “奥沙尼西大坝 (加利福尼亞州)”
  • Chinese: “奥沙尼西大坝”
  • Chinese: “奧沙尼西大壩 (加利福尼亞州)”
  • French: “barrage O’Shaugnessy”
  • French: “Barrage O’Shaugnessy”
  • French: “O’Shaughnessy Dam”
  • Hebrew: “סכר אושונסי”
  • Irish: “Damba Uí Sheachnasaigh”
  • Japanese: “オーショネシー・ダム (カリフォルニア州)”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Abernathy Meadow and Harden Gardens.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at Hetch Hetchy and Hetch Hetchy Boathouse.

Tuolumne County: Highlights

Notable places include Sonora and Columbia.

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