Pit 7 Dam
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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 MW. The dam is owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company
.
Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation whereby a considerably smaller water storage called pondage or none is used to supply a power station. Run-of-the-river power plants are classified as with or without pondage...
hydroelectric dam across the Pit River
Pit River
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...
in northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Located just upstream of Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake, also called Lake Shasta, is an artificial lake created by the construction of Shasta Dam across the Sacramento River in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest of Shasta County, California...
, it is a concrete arch-gravity structure and its powerhouse has a capacity of 110 MW. The dam is owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company , commonly known as PG&E, is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to most of the northern two-thirds of California, from Bakersfield almost to the Oregon border...
.