Folsom Dam

Folsom Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the of in the United States, about 25 mi northeast of . The dam is 340 ft high and 1,400 ft long, flanked by earthen wing dams.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: dam in Folsom, California
  • Also known as: “Folsom Powerplant”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Folsom State Prison and California State Prison, Sacramento.

Prison
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Folsom California State Prison is a California State Prison in , United States, approximately 20 miles northeast of the state capital of . is situated 1 mile south of Folsom Dam.

Prison
is a male-only state prison located in the city of , in . The facility is also referenced as Sacramento State Prison, CSP-Sacramento, CSP-SAC, and occasionally, New Folsom or New Folsom Prison which was its official name prior to October 1992. is situated 1 mile south of Folsom Dam.

Zoo
The is a zoo and animal sanctuary located in the city of , in the United States, which has been open since 1963. is situated 1½ miles south of Folsom Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Folsom and El Dorado Hills.

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is a city of 82,000 people in in . is home to Lake College, Dam, Prison and a historic district. is also home to the largest private employer in the Sacramento area, Intel.

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is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in , United States. Located in the Greater Sacramento region of , it had a population of 50,547 at the 2020 census, up from 42,108 at the 2010 census.

Folsom Dam

Latitude
38.7068° or 38° 42′ 25″ north
Longitude
-121.1585° or 121° 9′ 31″ west
Inception
May 1955
Operator
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Open location code
84CWPR4R+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28517690
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q5464857
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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”
  • “Folsom Dam”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway and Historic Folsom Dam.

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