Stampede Dam

Stampede Dam is a dam in Sierra County, California, impounding the Little Truckee River.
The earthen and rock-filled dam was constructed in, at high and long at the crest. It was a project of the United States [Bureau of Reclamation], not primarily for flood control or irrigation storage as usual, but for fishery enhancement, primarily to facilitate the spawning of the critically endangered species cui-ui fish downstream. The dam is owned and operated by the Bureau.
The reservoir it creates, Stampede Reservoir, has a water surface elevation of and an area of about and about of shoreline, with a maximum capacity of. Recreation includes fishing, hunting, boating, camping and hiking. There is an accessible viewing platform at Stampede Vista Point.