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Camanche Reservoir is an artificial lake in the San Joaquin Valley in California in the United States, at the juncture of Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin counties. Its waters are impounded by Camanche Dam, which was completed in 1963. Camanche Reservoir is a source of water for industrial and municipal purposes and also provides flood control.
Country: United States: Location: San Joaquin County, California: Coordinates: 1]: Status: In use: Construction began: 1963; 62 years ago (): Opening date: 1964; 61 years ago (): Owner(s): East Bay Municipal Utility District: Dam and spillways; Type of dam: Earthfill: Impounds: Mokelumne River: Height: 171 ft (52 m): Length: 2,400 ft (730 m): Reservoir; Creates: Camanche Reservoir: Total ...
The enlarged reservoir would cover 3,400 acres (1,400 ha), an increase of 62 percent, and the capacity would be about 300,000 acre-feet (0.37 km 3), a roughly 50 percent increase. It would allow for more water to be provided during the dry season that would otherwise have been spilled over the dam during the winter.
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The parties came to a $10.3 billion agreement in June 2023 to be paid over 13 years to settle lawsuits over water contamination. The city of Camanche began testing in January 2022 for PFAS in two ...
Its primary purpose is to provide flood control for downstream communities, which allows more water to be retained in Pardee Reservoir for the Bay Area's use. Camanche forms the largest reservoir on the Mokelumne with a capacity of 431,000 acre-feet (0.532 km 3). The dam regulates releases from Pardee for local uses, primarily irrigation, and ...
Reservoir Dam River County Owner Completed Type Height of dam [a] Reservoir capacity (ft) (m) (acre ft) (1,000 m 3) ; Almaden Reservoir: Almaden Dam: Alamitos Creek