Lake Spaulding Dam (National ID # CA00358) is a dam in Nevada County, California.
Owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric for hydroelectric power generation, the -high dam was designed by John R. Freeman and completed in .
It impounds the South Fork of the Yuba River, which originates near Donner Pass. At the time of construction it was the highest dam in California,Cassier's engineering monthly, Volumes 43-44, page 107 and one of ten PG&E hydroelectric facilities.The Electric journal, Volume 12, by Electric Club, Westinghouse Club, page 265 A temporary camp called Camp Spaulding, California was established to house workers on the dam during its construction.
Lake Spaulding, the reservoir created by the dam, has a capacity of and supports recreational camping, boating, fishing, and underwater diving.
Climate
See also
List of dams and reservoirs in California List of lakes in California
References
External links
"Souvenir of a Visit to the Lake Spaulding–Drum Power Development in the Sierra Nevada Region of California", full text available online via Google Books