See, if they would just let us solve some of the world's problems I have no doubt we could. Forgoing that, I always feel better talking to you. Maybe world problems don't get solved but I still have a wonderful time chatting.
Don't worry, you wouldn't necessarily know about the dam! It isn't one of the country's well known dams, it is just locally significant. Folsom Dam was originally built for hydropwer as well as flood control and water supply purposes. As an added benefit it also provides a significant amount of recreation in the reservoir behind it.
It isn't a particularly pretty dam (from an engineering POV it is very functional) but I did the historic evaluation of the dam a few years ago and found it eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. It has had a very significant role in local and state history overall.
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Forgive me for not knowing this - was that damn built for hydroelectric power?
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Don't worry, you wouldn't necessarily know about the dam! It isn't one of the country's well known dams, it is just locally significant. Folsom Dam was originally built for hydropwer as well as flood control and water supply purposes. As an added benefit it also provides a significant amount of recreation in the reservoir behind it.
It isn't a particularly pretty dam (from an engineering POV it is very functional) but I did the historic evaluation of the dam a few years ago and found it eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. It has had a very significant role in local and state history overall.
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