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Sly Creek Dam (National ID # CA00272) is a dam in Butte County, California.

The earthen rockfill dam was completed in 1961 by the local public utility, the South Feather Water and Power Agency, formerly known as the Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District.[1] The dam stands 289 feet (88 m) high and 1,235 feet (376 m) long at its crest.[2] It impounds Lost Creek for irrigation storage and hydroelectric power, along with the smaller Lost Creek Dam immediately downstream.

The reservoir it creates, Sly Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of 562 acres (227 ha) and a maximum capacity of 65,000 acre-feet (80,000,000 m³).[2] Recreation includes fishing, camping and hiking.[3] The site is surrounded by the Plumas National Forest.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in California
• List of lakes in California

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