Don Pedro Reservoir

Don Pedro Reservoir
Reservoir and Sierra Nevada foothills
Location of Don Pedro Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Don Pedro Reservoir in California, USA.
Don Pedro Reservoir
Location of Don Pedro Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Don Pedro Reservoir in California, USA.
Don Pedro Reservoir
LocationTuolumne County, California
Coordinates37°44′29″N 120°22′25″W / 37.7415°N 120.3735°W / 37.7415; -120.3735
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsTuolumne River
Primary outflowsTuolumne River
Catchment area1,500 sq mi (3,900 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area13,000 acres (5,300 ha)
Water volume2,030,000 acre⋅ft (2.50 km3)
Shore length1160 mi (260 km)
Surface elevation245 m (804 ft)
IslandsLaughlin Ridge
ReferencesU.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]

  1. ^ Sukhwant Virk; Josh Hinkey (31 August 2007). "Don Pedro Dam". UC Davis. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  2. ^ Admin, OEHHA (2018-02-13). "Don Pedro Lake". oehha.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-07.