Thermalito Forebay Powerhouse
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California /
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World / United States / California
dam, hydroelectric power station/plant
Water flows out of the Forebay and on to the Thermalito Afterbay, generating power. In times of need, that power is used to pump the water back into the Forebay.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroville-Thermalito_Complex
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°30'50"N 121°37'45"W
- Oroville Dam 12 km
- Fremont Weir 83 km
- Folsom Dam 97 km
- San Luis Dam 275 km
- Hidden Dam 307 km
- Dam 404 km
- Hansen Dam Recreational Area 650 km
- Lake Perris Dam 743 km
- Cerro Prieto Lake 973 km
- Painted Rock Dam 1052 km
- Themalito Forebay 2.3 km
- Thermalito Afterbay 4.2 km
- Thermalito Forebay State Recreation Area 4.3 km
- South Table Mountain 7.2 km
- South Oroville, California 7.9 km
- Quarry 9 km
- North Table Mountain 11 km
- Oroville East, California 13 km
- Big Ripples, California 17 km
- Lake Oroville 21 km