Camanche Reservoir

Camanche Reservoir
Camanche Reservoir as viewed from a passing airliner
Camanche Reservoir is located in California
Camanche Reservoir
Camanche Reservoir
LocationAmador, Calaveras and San Joaquin counties[1]
Coordinates38°13′25″N 121°00′00″W / 38.22361°N 121.00000°W / 38.22361; -121.00000[1]
Typereservoir
Primary outflowsMokelumne River[2]
Catchment area619 square miles (1,600 km2)[2]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length5 miles (8.0 km)
Max. width3 miles (4.8 km)
Surface area7,700 acres (3,100 ha)[2]
Max. depth150 feet (46 m)[3]
Water volume417,120 acre-feet (514,510,000 m3)[2]
Shore length153 miles (85 km)[4]
Surface elevation135 ft (41 m)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Camanche Reservoir is an artificial lake in the San Joaquin Valley in California in the United States, at the juncture of Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin counties. Its waters are impounded by Camanche Dam, which was completed in 1963. Camanche Reservoir is a source of water for industrial and municipal purposes and also provides flood control.

The lake was named after the former town of Camanche that now lies beneath its waters. The lake has also been called Camanche Lake[1] and Lake Camanche.[5] Camanche Reservoir has recreation areas throughout the lake, which are mainly located on the North and South shores.

  1. ^ a b c d "Camanche Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (A-G)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lake Camanche".
  4. ^ "Camanche Reservoir". East Bay Municipal Utility District. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference fish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).