Oroville Dam & Feather River Fish Hatchery 9:30am Tour
11/10/2013 - 11/10/2013 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Description
Sunday, 11/10
Time: 9:30am-noon
Meet: Oroville Dam Visitor Center
Difficulty: 2
Limit: 30
Cost: $10/adult $5/youth
Description: Oroville Dam is THE tallest dam in the United States! At 770 feet tall and nearly 7,000 feet long, it’s also one of the largest earthen dams in the world! Over 80 million cubic yards of material were needed to build the Oroville Dam, enough material to build a two-lane highway around the earth! Behind the dam is Lake Oroville, the second largest man-made lake in California. In the bedrock below Lake Oroville, a cavern the size of two football fields was excavated to house the Hyatt Hydroelectric Plant, which generates nearly three billion kilowatt-hours of power! Department of Water Resources staff will provide us with a special presentation about the dam, a tour and drive across the top of the dam, an explanation of the power plant, and a tour of the adjacent Feather River Fish Hatchery. A record run of salmon is predicted this fall and we’ll have a chance to watch the salmon jumping up the fish ladder adjacent to the dam and hatchery. Don’t miss this great opportunity!
Leader: Jana Frazier
Details
Thank you from the entire Swan Festival team and our supporters for your participation in this wonderful event!
Most field trips start at our Swan Central Festival Venue location at 720 Yuba St. Marysville, CA where you will find dozens of exhibitors, exhibitions and two full days of FREE workshops for the whole family!
For more information on our Swan Central Festival Program, please visit the website and view the festival program.
Happy Birding!