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