Dam, the secondlargest concrete dam in the united states. It forever changed the state of california and beyond. The Central Valley of california runs right here from redding, california, 450 miles to bakersfield. It is about 50 miles wide and it is a big, flat valley. We have had very wet and dry years. We get aboutars, 75 of the states precipitation here, so all of that would wash into the valley and cause massive flooding. The native americans that lived here prior to us with live by the river and go to Higher Ground during flood seasons. Received, it would would deposit rich soil throughout the valley and decade after decade of this, you got a very thick layer of good soil and fairly flat because as water receipts, at levels that, so you have this big valley with wonderful soil, and long growing years, so the missing part was reliable water source and that is where shasta dam came into play. The collect the water, it goes into canals, and we are supplemented by smaller ones along t
It was built in 1938 to 1945 and forever changed the state of california and beyond. The Central Valley of california runs right here from redding, california, 450 miles to bakersfield. It is about 50 miles wide and it is a big, flat valley. Historically, century after century we had some very wet years and dry years. In the wet years, we get about 75 of the states precipitation right up here. All that rainfall and snow melt when washed down into the valley and cause massive flooding. The native americans that lived here prior to us would live by the river and go to Higher Ground during flood seasons. As floodwater would received, it deposited rich soil throughout the valley and decade after decade after decade of this happening you got a very thick layer of good soil and fairly flat because as water receipts, so youived receeds, have this big valley with wonderful soil, and long growing years, so the missing part was reliable water source and that is where shasta dam came into play. T
It was built in 1938 to 1945 and forever changed the state of california and beyond. The Central Valley of california runs right here from redding, california, 450 miles to bakersfield. It is about 50 miles wide and it is a big, flat valley. Historically, century after century we had some very wet years and dry years. In the wet years, we get about 75 of the states precipitation right up here. All that rainfall and snow melt when washed down into the valley and cause massive flooding. The native americans that lived here prior to us would live by the river and go to Higher Ground during flood seasons. As floodwater would received, it deposited rich soil throughout the valley and decade after decade after decade of this happening you got a very thick layer of good soil and fairly flat because as water receipts, so youived receeds, have this big valley with wonderful soil, and long growing years, so the missing part was reliable water source and that is where shasta dam came into play. T
This week's Turtle Bay Tuesday is an exciting glimpse into the past and future of Turtle Bay. Preston Donion met with Turtle Bay Exploration Park's Marketing Di