Lake Berryessa

Lake Berryessa
Satellite photo
Location of Lake Berryessa in California, USA.
Location of Lake Berryessa in California, USA.
Lake Berryessa
Location of Lake Berryessa in California, USA.
Location of Lake Berryessa in California, USA.
Lake Berryessa
LocationVaca Mountains,
Napa County, California
Coordinates38°35′N 122°14′W / 38.59°N 122.23°W / 38.59; -122.23
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsPutah Creek, Pope Creek, Capell Creek, Eticuera Creek
Primary outflowsPutah Creek[1]
Catchment area576 sq mi (1,490 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyUnited States Bureau of Reclamation
Max. length15.5 mi (24.9 km)[2]
Max. width3 mi (4.8 km)
Surface area20,700 acres (8,400 ha)[1]
Max. depth275 ft (84 m)
Water volume1,602,000 acre⋅ft (1.976 km3)[1]
Shore length1165 mi (266 km)
Surface elevation443 ft (135 m)
Websitewww.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/berryessa/
References[1][2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Aerial view of Lake Berryessa, looking west into the evening sun

Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County, California, United States. This reservoir in the Vaca Mountains was formed following the construction of the Monticello Dam on Putah Creek in the 1950s. Since the early 1960s, this reservoir has provided water and hydroelectricity to the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.

The reservoir was named after the Berryessa family of California; José Jesús and Sexto "Sisto" Berryessa were granted Rancho Las Putas in 1843.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dams Owned and Operated by Federal Agencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Lake Berryessa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.