Melones | |
|---|---|
Former settlement | |
  Melones Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′45″N 120°29′55″W / 38.01250°N 120.49861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras County |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
Melones (Spanish for "Melons") is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake. It lay at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). Melones was founded on the site of a ferry operated from 1848 by John W. Robinson and Stephen Mead. The town initially took its name from the ferry.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melones, California
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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