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H. V. Eastman Lake (commonly known as Eastman Lake) is an artificial lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Madera County, California. A small percentage of the northwest area of the reservoir is in Mariposa County. The lake was named in honor of Judge H. V. Eastman (1891-1972) who had served as Secretary Manager of the Chowchilla Water District.

Eastman Lake
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Location	Madera / Mariposa counties, California, United States
Coordinates	37.2166°N 119.9843°W / 37.2166; -119.9843
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Chowchilla River
Primary outflows	Chowchilla River Terminal (evaporation)
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	1,780 acres (720 ha)[1]
Surface elevation	138 m (453 ft)
References	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastman Lake

The lake formed in 1975 from the construction of Buchanan Dam across the Chowchilla River as a flood control and irrigation project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The earthen dam, 218 feet high with a length of 1746 feet at the crest, impounding a maximum capacity of 150,000 acre-feet of Chowchilla River water in the reservoir, is owned and operated by the Corps.[2]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in California
• List of lakes in California

References

• Yosemite / Buchanan Dam and Eastman Lake Madera County Film Commission

External links

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Eastman Lake

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastman Lake

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