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Map of California's interconnected water system, including all eleven reservoirs over 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3) as well as selected smaller ones. This is a list of the largest reservoirs, or man-made lakes, in the U.S. state of California.
Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. 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]
California: 2,041,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km 3) 270 ft (82 m) man-made 72: Don Pedro Reservoir: California: 2,030,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km 3) 400 ft (122 m) man-made 73: Lake of the Ozarks: Missouri: 2,000,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km 3) 130 ft (40 m) man-made 74: Lake Lanier: Georgia: 1,957,000 acre⋅ft (2.41 km 3) 160 ft (49 m) man-made 75: Ray Roberts ...
The Spring Valley Water Company named the lakes, the Spring Valley Lakes, after the company. The original Spring Valley was between Mason and Taylor Streets, and Washington and Broadway Streets in San Francisco, where the water company started. When the company went south for more water, the Spring Valley name was carried south too. [8]
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
Big Bear Boulevard follows the South Shore and leads into the Big Bear Valley as a continuation of Highway 18 (the so-called Rim of the World Highway, which approaches from the west). Big Bear Boulevard winds east through Papoose Bay, Boulder Bay and Metcalf Bay, then leads directly east to the city of Big Bear Lake.
A helicopter drops water over the Thompson Fire near the Oroville Damn on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. ... Cal Fire reported that the 843-acre blaze was only 5% contained. Authorities said crews were ...
Lake Oroville [1] is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, northern California.The lake is situated 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the city of Oroville, within the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada.