Don Pedro Reservoir | |
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Location | Tuolumne County, California |
Coordinates | 37°44′29″N 120°22′25″W / 37.7415°N 120.3735°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Tuolumne River |
Primary outflows | Tuolumne River |
Catchment area | 1,500 sq mi (3,900 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) |
Water volume | 2,030,000 acre⋅ft (2.50 km3) |
Shore length1 | 160 mi (260 km) |
Surface elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Islands | Laughlin Ridge |
References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Don Pedro Reservoir |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Don Pedro Reservoir, also known as Lake Don Pedro, is a reservoir formed by the construction of the New Don Pedro Dam across the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne County, California, United States.[1]
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a safety advisory for any fish caught in Don Pedro Reservoir due to elevated levels of mercury and PCBs.[2]