# Pit 6 Dam

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{{Infobox dam
| name                 = Pit No. 6 Dam
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| image                = Pit6dam.jpg
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| image_caption        = Satellite view
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| coordinates          = {{coord|40|55|23|N|121|59|38|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country              = United States
| location             = [Shasta County](/source/Shasta_County%2C_California), [California](/source/California)
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| opening              = {{start date and age|1965}}
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| owner                = [PG&E](/source/Pacific_Gas_and_Electric_Company)
| dam_type             = Concrete gravity
| dam_height           = {{convert|172|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| dam_length           = {{convert|560|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| dam_crosses          = [Pit River](/source/Pit_River)
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| res_capacity_total   = {{convert|15700|acre feet|m3|abbr=on}}
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| res_catchment        = {{convert|5020|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}
| res_surface          = {{convert|265|acre|ha|abbr=on}}
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| plant_turbines       = 
| plant_capacity       = 79 MW
| plant_annual_gen     = 341,850,000 [KWh](/source/Kilowatt_hour) (2001–2012)<ref name="California Hydro Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/renewables_data/hydro/index.php|title=California Hydroelectric Statistics & Data|publisher=California Energy Commission|date=|accessdate=2018-04-27|archive-date=2018-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226135225/http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/renewables_data/hydro/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Pit No. 6 Dam''' or '''Pit 6 Dam''' is a [hydroelectric dam](/source/hydroelectric_dam) on the [Pit River](/source/Pit_River) in northern [California](/source/California). Its power station generates up to 79 [MW](/source/Megawatt).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsdata.com/rr/project_mcclound-pit.html|title=Project Summary - McCloud-Pit|publisher=Energy NewsData|date=|accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref>

The dam, built in 1965, is owned by the [Pacific Gas and Electric Company](/source/Pacific_Gas_and_Electric_Company).  It is {{Convert|172|ft}} tall and forms the '''Pit Six Reservoir''', which has a capacity of {{Convert|15700|acre.ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris(N-S)2010.pdf|title=Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (N-S)|publisher=California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams|accessdate=November 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005023207/http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris%28N-S%292010.pdf|archivedate=October 5, 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[List of dams and reservoirs in California](/source/List_of_dams_and_reservoirs_in_California)
*[List of lakes in California](/source/List_of_lakes_in_California)

==References==
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Category:Dams in California
Category:Dams on the Pit River
Category:Gravity dams
Category:Hydroelectric power plants in California
Category:Pacific Gas and Electric Company dams
Category:Buildings and structures in Shasta County, California
Category:Dams completed in 1965
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1965
Category:1965 establishments in California

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