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Map of water storage and delivery facilities as well as major rivers and cities in the state of California. Central Valley Project systems are in red, and State Water Project in blue. California's interconnected water system serves almost 40 million people and irrigates over 5,680,000 acres (2,300,000 ha) of farmland. [1]
Eleven reservoirs have a storage capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3); all of these except one are in or on drainages that feed into the Central Valley. The largest single reservoir in California is Shasta Lake, with a full volume of more than 4,552,000 acre-feet (5.615 km 3). Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Bodies of water of California by county (61 C) A. Aquifers in California (11 P) B. Bays of California (8 C, 32 P) C. Canals in California (2 C, 10 P) E.
Badwater Basin. Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America and the United States, with a depth of 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. [1][2] Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, is only 84.6 miles (136 km) to the ...
Largest lakes. In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupies 376 square miles (970 km 2) in the southeast corner of the state, but because it is shallow it only holds about 7.5 million acre⋅ft (2.4 trillion US gal; 9.3 trillion L) of water. [2]
Background and geology. Clear Lake is 19 mi (31 km) by 8 mi (13 km) at its widest point, with a surface area of 43,785 acres (17,719 ha) and a 1,155,000 acre⋅ft (1,425,000 dam 3) capacity. Average depth is 27 ft (8.2 m), maximum is 60 ft (18 m), lake elevation is 1,329 ft (405 m), and average water temperature is 40 °F (4 °C) in winter and ...
Bodies of water of San Diego County, California (4 C, 2 P) Bodies of water of San Francisco (3 C, 2 P) Bodies of water of San Joaquin County, California (2 C, 2 P) Bodies of water of San Luis Obispo County, California (3 C, 4 P) Bodies of water of San Mateo County, California (3 C, 5 P) Bodies of water of Santa Barbara ...
All of these are water supply reservoirs constructed by county or state water agencies, and with the exception of Big Bear, much of the water is imported from other parts of California due to the arid local climate. [20] Diamond Valley Lake, with a storage capacity of 800,000 acre-feet (0.99 km 3), is the largest and most recently constructed ...