Central Valley Project - American River Division, Folsom and Sly Park Units Project Pages are under construction. Please contact the responsible office for current information. History Engineering Data Contact Information Folsom Dam Information on the Mid-Pacific Region Projects is still being revised, and may not be correct. The American River Division of the Central Valley Project provides watNer for irrigation, municipal and industrial use, hydroelectric power, and recreation.
Flood control is provided through a system of dams, canals, and powerplants.
The division consists of the Folsom and Sly Park Units, both authorized in 1949, and the Auburn-Folsom South Unit , authorized in 1965. The Sly Park Unit includes Sly Park Dam and Jenkinson Lake on Sly Park Creek, Camp Creek Diversion Dam on Camp Creek, and the Camino Conduit. All features of the Folsom and Sly Park Units are complete and in operation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed Folsom Dam and transferred it to Reclamation for coordinated operation as an integral part of the Central Valley Project. Construction of the dam began in October 1948 and was completed in May 1956.