Government images copied from other sources may be restricted. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 96000416 The dam is also significant as an early example of a constant-angle arch structure.īuilding/structure dates: 1924 Initial Construction Significance: Lost Creek Dam is significant for its contribution to the development of irrigation and hydroelectricity to serve the growing population of the Butte County, California, region in the early twentieth century.
South Feather Water and Power Agency (SFWPA), OwnerĬalifornia - Butte County - Clipper Mills Historic American Engineering Record, creator Lost Creek Dam, Spanning Lost Creek 1.72 Miles east of Strawberry Valley, Clipper Mills, Butte County, CA
