Folsom Dam
Folsom Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River of Northern California in the United States, about 25 mi northeast of Sacramento. The dam is 340 ft high and 1,400 ft long, flanked by earthen wing dams.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Power station
- …is also known as “Folsom Powerplant”
- …is operated by United States Bureau of Reclamation
- Description: dam in Folsom, California
- Established: May 1955
Pacific Southwest Region USFWS, Public domain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folsom State Prison and California State Prison, Sacramento.
Folsom State Prison
Prison
Vidor, Public domain.
Folsom California State Prison is a California State… Folsom State Prison is situated 1 mile south of Folsom Dam.
California State Prison, Sacramento
Prison
California State Prison, Sacramento is a male-only… California State Prison, Sacramento is situated 1 mile south of Folsom Dam.
Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
Zoo
The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary is a zoo and animal… Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary is situated 1½ miles south of Folsom Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folsom and El Dorado Hills.
Folsom
Folsom is a city of 82,000 people in Sacramento County in California.
Folsom Dam
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Latitude
38.7068° or 38° 42′ 25″ north
Longitude
-121.1585° or 121° 9′ 31″ west
Open location code
84CWPR4R+PJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Folsom Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Folsom Dam”
- Czech: “Vodní nádrž Folsom”
- German: “Talsperre Folsom”
- Hebrew: “סכר פולסום”
- Japanese: “フォルサム・ダム”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Folsom-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Folsom-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Фолсом”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway and Historic Folsom Dam.
Nearby Places
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