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Folsom Lake is a reservoir on the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, United States. Folsom Lake with its surrounding Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is one of the most visited parks in the California park system. Located within Placer, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties, it is about 25 mi (40 km) northeast of ...
The Folsom Lake Area was also a significant mining site during the California Gold Rush of 1849. During recent drought years, water levels had been so low at Folsom Lake that the old mining town of Mormon Island was revealed. Mormon Island was a sandbar about 300 feet long where gold was found by members of the Mormon Battalion.
What was left of Mormon Island was eventually razed, as the Folsom Dam project was set to flood the town. The only visible remnant of this community is Mormon Island Cemetery, [3] [4] a relocation cemetery located south of the lake on the dry side of Mormon Island Dam (off of Green Valley Road in Folsom, California).
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 .
If a breathtaking, 10-acre estate overlooking Folsom Lake in California sells for the asking price of $7.5 million, the deal will mark the second-highest residential sale ever in the Sacramento ...
An elderly man trapped in a vehicle sinking in Folsom Lake on Friday morning was rescued by nearby boaters and a deputy who jumped into the water.
The lake is an estimated 4.8 miles (7.7 km) from Granite Bay to the most southern point of Folsom Lake. Folsom is home to Folsom Lake College, Folsom High School, Vista del Lago High School and a historic downtown district. Folsom is also home to the largest private employer in the Sacramento area, Intel.
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