Current Conditions
Lower Hell Hole Dam (its official name) is operated by the Placer County Water Agency, a powerful political force in the region. The agency controls two dams in the Eldorado and Tahoe national forests. The water agency gained its power from financing approved by Placer County voters in 1961.
Proposals for the dam date to 1958. In 1964 the first Hell Hole dam was completed. Placer County sought drinking water supplies to fuel growth of its communities in the Sacramento Valley. The gold-rush-era town of Auburn is in Placer County as is the suburban community of Roseville. The agency also sought to generate hydroelectric power to finance its ability to deliver the water to users.
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