U.S. Bureau of Reclamation celebrates 80 years of Shasta Dam and Shasta Powerplant

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation celebrates 80 years of Shasta Dam and Shasta Powerplant

Towering at 602 feet tall, Shasta Dam is the second-largest concrete dam in the U.S., stretching 3,460 feet across the Sacramento River. It required 6.5 million cubic yards of concrete, enough to circle the Earth's equator with a 3-foot-wide sidewalk.