Sugar Pine Dam
{{Infobox dam
| name = Sugar Pine Dam
| name_official =
| image = File:Sugar pine dam.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Sugar Pine Dam from the air
| coordinates = {{coord|39|7|47|N|120|48|5|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = United States
| location = Northern California
| construction_began = {{start date and age|1979}}
| opening = {{start date and age|1982}}
| cost = $71 million
| owner = Foresthill Public Utility District
| operator = Foresthill Public Utility District
| dam_type = F
| dam_crosses = North Shirttail Creek
| dam_height = {{convert|205|ft|abbr=on}}
| dam_length = {{convert|689|ft|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_base = {{convert|984|ft|abbr=on}}
| dam_volume = {{convert|987500|ft3|abbr=on}}
| res_name = Sugar Pine Reservoir
| res_capacity_total = {{convert|6921|acre.ft|abbr=on}}
| res_surface = {{convert|165|acre|abbr=on}}
| res_elevation = {{convert|3609|ft|abbr=on}}{{gnis|274923|Sugar Pine Reservoir}}
}}
Sugar Pine Dam is an earthfill embankment dam in Placer County, California, approximately {{convert|7|mi}} north of Foresthill.{{cite web |title=Auburn-Folsom South Unit Project |publisher=U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Auburn-Folsom+South+Unit+Project |date=August 31, 2009 |accessdate=29 September 2014 |archive-date=2 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202214338/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Auburn-Folsom+South+Unit+Project |url-status=dead }} It impounds North Shirttail Creek, a tributary of the North Fork American River, and serves as the primary municipal water supply for the Foresthill community.
History
The dam was authorized in 1965 as part of the Auburn-Folsom South Unit of the Central Valley Project. Construction began in 1979, and the dam was completed in 1982. The project was transferred to the Foresthill Public Utility District for operation and maintenance in 1984. Although Sugar Pine Dam was funded through the Central Valley Project, it was never integrated into the project operationally, as it was intended to work with the never-completed Auburn Dam.{{cite news |last=Long |first=Roberta |title=Foresthill Public Utility District Fights for Its Life |newspaper=Mountain Democrat |date=March 23, 2012 |location=Placerville, California |url=http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/foresthill-public-utility-district-fights-for-its-life/ |page=A2 |accessdate=29 September 2014}} The Sugar Pine Pipeline carries water from Sugar Pine Reservoir to the Foresthill area.
In 2003, the Foresthill Public Utility District purchased Sugar Pine Dam, reservoir, and the pipeline from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for $3.1 million.{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Foresthill Public Utility District |url=http://www.foresthillpud.com/faq.html |accessdate=29 September 2014}} {{as of|2012}}, the district provides water to 1,875 homes and 75 businesses in and around Foresthill.
See also
References
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{{Include-USGov
|agency=U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|article=Auburn-Folsom South Unit Project
|url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Auburn-Folsom+South+Unit+Project}}
Category:Central Valley Project
Category:Dams completed in 1982