Antelope Dam or ''Antelope Valley Dam'' (National ID # CA00037) is a dam in

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, part of the

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. The earthen dam was constructed in 1964 by the

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with a height of and a length of at its crest. It impounds Indian Creek for water storage, recreation and wildlife conservation, part of the state's larger Upper

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Project. The dam is owned and operated by the Department. The site is surrounded by the

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. The reservoir it creates, called Antelope Lake or Antelope Reservoir, has a water surface of , a forested shoreline of about , a maximum capacity of , and a normal capacity of . The major

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are Indian, Boulder, Lone Rock, Antelope, and Little Antelope Creeks. The outlet is Indian Creek, a tributary of the East Branch North Fork Feather River. The Antelope Complex,

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, and

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Fires all burned within the vicinity of the lake. Recreation includes fishing (for stocked rainbow and brook trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and channel catfish), camping in the 194 campsites of the surrounding Antelope Lake Recreation Area, boating, swimming, hunting, and hiking.

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