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The true meaning of "Putah" in Putah Creek has been the subject of discussion and speculation. It was originally called "Arroyo de los Putos" (1844) and "Puta Creek" (1845), but the "Puta" form was rejected by the United States Board on Geographic Names, likely because of the resemblance to the Spanish word puta (lit. "whore"). [6]
Lake Solano is a reservoir formed by Putah Diversion Dam impounding Putah Creek, located in the Vaca Mountains within Yolo County and northern Solano County, California.. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a safe eating advisory for any fish caught in Putah Creak including Lake Solano due to elevated levels of mercury.
Pinnacles rise above the Putah Creek State Wildlife Area. Putah Creek Wildlife Area is a state wildlife area of Solano County, California. The 670 acre reserve lies to the southeast of Lake Berryessa, to the south of Monticello Dam and the confluence of Putah Creek and Cold Creek. [1] Trees found here include cottonwood, blue oak and chaparral.
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Aerial view of Lake Berryessa, looking west into the evening sun. Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County, California, United States.This reservoir in the Vaca Mountains was formed following the construction of the Monticello Dam on Putah Creek in the 1950s.
The Eel River’s drainage includes Corbin Creek, Anderson Creek, Cold Creek and Bear Creek. The drainage includes the highest point in Lake County, Snow Mountain . The Pacific Gas and Electric Company created Lake Pillsbury on the Eel River as part of its Potter Valley Project , which diverts water downstream on the Eel River to generate power ...
The top of the glory hole, 2017. Monticello Dam is a 304-foot (93 m) high concrete arch dam in Napa County, California, United States, constructed between 1953 and 1957.The dam impounded Putah Creek to create Lake Berryessa in the Vaca Mountains.
Adjacent to the wilderness is the 2,330-acre (9.4 km 2) Cache Creek Wildlife Area that is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game, Yolo County Parks and Bureau of Land Management. Wildlife species include black-tailed deer, tule elk, wild turkey, quail, rabbit, gray squirrel, dove, pigeon, black bear, raccoon and mountain lion.