California's Gold - 1991 Shasta Dam was released on: USA: 21 November 2011
About 5 miles up from any river, that flows from Shasta lake, will be flooded.
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You are asking about the dam because lakes don't break and the closest city to it is Lake Shasta. If something did happen with the dam everyone who would be harmed by the break would be evaluated.
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The main idea is to aid in the migration of salmon up the Sacramento River
Indirectly, yes. The snow that falls on Mount Shasta and in the Sierra Nevada mountains melts during the spring and summer. This water runs downhill, into Lake Shasta and into the Sacramento River. (Lake Shasta is a reservoir behind Shasta Dam.) This water contributes to the drinking water supplies in northern California.
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