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New Melones Dam

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New Melones Dam

Summary

New Melones Dam is an embankment dam[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • New Melones Dam is located in Tuolumne County[3].
  • New Melones Dam is in the country of United States[4].
  • New Melones Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam[5].
  • New Melones Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[6].
  • New Melones Dam's instance of is recorded as dam[7].
  • New Melones Dam's Commons category is recorded as New Melones Dam[8].
  • 1966 marks the founding of New Melones Dam[9].
  • New Melones Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.9472, 'lon': -120.528}[10].
  • New Melones Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.948055555556, 'lon': -120.52527777778}[11].
  • New Melones Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Stanislaus River[12].
  • New Melones Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+475'}[13].
  • New Melones Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+300'}[14].
  • New Melones Dam's drainage basin is recorded as San Joaquin River basin[15].
  • New Melones Dam's reservoir created is recorded as New Melones Lake[16].

Body

Geography

New Melones Dam is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Tuolumne County[3].

Physical Characteristics

New Melones Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+475'}[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include embankment dam[5], hydroelectric power station[6], and dam[7].

History and Context

1966 marks the founding of New Melones Dam[9].

Why It Matters

New Melones Dam has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . National Inventory of Dams. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Form EIA-860M. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . National Inventory of Dams. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Form EIA-860. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Inception → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Tuolumne County
    Nominal power output → {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+300'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13333]]: New_Melones_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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