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29: 45: 317: 345: 331: 52: 269:'s Feather River Canyon Power Project, a system of 10 hydroelectric stations along the North Fork. The dam is 60 ft (18 m) high and 440 ft (130 m) long, with water flows controlled by four 50 ft × 41 ft (15 m × 12 m) 299:
and caused multiple deaths, originated close to Poe Dam at the location of downed power lines across the Feather River. In an initial comment, PG&E stated that a cause of the fire had not been determined yet and that there would be an investigation.
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The dam diverts water through an 6.3-mile (10.1 km) tunnel to the 120 megawatt Poe Powerhouse, located on the upper reaches of Lake Oroville. The powerhouse has a rated
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of 477 ft (145 m), generating about 500 million
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Poe Dam is located in California
Butte County
California
United States
39°48′34″N 121°25′57″W / 39.80944°N 121.43250°W / 39.80944; -121.43250
Type of dam
North Fork Feather River
Catchment area
Installed capacity
MW
Annual generation
KWh
diversion dam
North Fork Feather River
Lake Oroville
Butte County
California
United States
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
radial gates
hydraulic head
kilowatt hours
Camp Fire
Concow
Paradise
California portal
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