Pit 7 Power Plant
Pit 7 Power Plant is a power station in Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California. Pit 7 Power Plant is situated nearby to the peak Little Round Mountain, as well as near the waterfall Potem Falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pit 7 Dam and Potem Falls.
Pit 7 Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pit 7 Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric dam across the Pit River in northern California. Located just upstream of Shasta Lake, it is a concrete arch-gravity structure and its powerhouse has a capacity of 110 megawatts.
Potem Falls
Waterfall
The Pit River is a major river draining from northeastern California into the state's Central Valley. The Pit, the Klamath and the Columbia are the only three rivers in the U.S. that cross the Cascade Range. Potem Falls is situated 2 miles west of Pit 7 Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montgomery Creek and Round Mountain.
Montgomery Creek
Montgomery Creek is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. Its population is 176 as of the 2020 census, up from 163 from the 2010 census. The town and associated creek were named after Zachariah Montgomery.Round Mountain
Round Mountain is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. Its population is 160 as of the 2020 census, up from 155 from the 2010 census.Pit 7 Power Plant
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Pit 7 Dam Power House”
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.84747° or 40° 50′ 51″ northLongitude
-121.9908° or 121° 59′ 27″ westInception
September 1965Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Open location code
84GWR2W5+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 176723935OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q65201939
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Pit 7 Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Піт 7”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Round Mountain and Montgomery Creek Hydro.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Montgomery Creek (@ Montgomery Creek Library) and Montgomery Creek Elementary School.
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