| French Meadows Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Map of area around reservoir | |
  French Meadows Reservoir  French Meadows Reservoir | |
| Location | Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 39°06′42″N 120°28′06″W / 39.11167°N 120.46833°W |
| Primary inflows | North Fork American River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2.9 mi (4.7 km) |
| Max. width | 0.6 mi (0.97 km) |
| Water volume | 125,601 acre⋅ft (154,927,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) |
| Surface elevation | 5,263 ft (1,604 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
French Meadows Reservoir is a manmade lake 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Foresthill, California, United States on the Middle Fork of the American River. The reservoir is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long, 0.6-mile (0.97 km) wide, with 7.3 miles (11.7 km) of shoreline.
Tahoe National Forest manages the recreational facilities which include five campgrounds, two group campgrounds and two paved boat launch ramps. Activities at the lake include powerboating, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, picnicking and hiking. The reservoir is entirely within a state game refuge so no firearms, pellet guns or archery weapons are allowed.
The elevation of the lake is 5,263 feet (1,604 m), and it is nine miles (14 km) from the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.[1]
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for French Meadows Reservoir based on levels of mercury found in fish caught here.[2]
- ^ Pike, Charles Paddling Northern California, The Globe Pequot Press, 2001
- ^ Admin, OEHHA (2014-12-30). "Folsom Lake". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-12.