Foresthill
Water Resources
Features in Foresthill:
Sugar
Pine Dam
American
River
What:
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205 ft. high dam with crest(top) length of
689 ft.
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Largest river running through Foresthill.
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30 miles long.
Where:
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Sugar Pine located on North Shirttail Canyon.
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7 miles north of Foresthill, CA.
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American River Division consists of Folsom,
Sly Park, and Auburn-Folsom South Units.
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midway between the northern and southern
extremes of the Central Valley in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Placer, and
El Dorado Counties.
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Flowing South West to the Sacramento River.
Uses:
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River led to the "California
Gold Rush" in 1849 due to the large quantity of gold it contained.
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Provide water for irrigation, municipal,
and industrial uses to Foresthill Divide area.
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Recreation: White water rafting, swimming,
fishing, etc.
Credits: DJ & AS(students in CAiS), CAiS(Computer
Applications in Science) - an elective of Richmond
High School, Science
& Industry Technology Partnership Academy (SITPA)
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