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Lake Amador is a reservoir located in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 325 feet.[3]

Lake Amador
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Location	Amador County, California[1]
Coordinates	38°18′12″N 120°53′22″W[1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	Jackson Creek
Catchment area	58 sq mi (150 km2)[2]
Basin countries	United States
Built	1965[2]
Surface area	385 acres (156 ha)[2]
Water volume	22,000 acre-feet (27,000,000 m3)[2]
Surface elevation	325 feet (99 m)[3]

The lake's water is impounded by the Jackson Creek Dam, a 193-foot (59 m) tall earth-and-rock dam, built in 1965 across Jackson Creek. The dam is 1,140 feet (350 m) long and 11 feet (3.4 m) wide and contains 1,223,000 cubic yards (935,000 m³) of material. Its crest is 481 feet (147 m) about sea level, and it belongs to the Jackson Valley Irrigation District.[2] The reservoir's capacity is 22,000 acre-feet (27,000,000 m³).[2]

See also

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

References

На других языках

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- [en] Lake Amador

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[fr] Lac Amador

Le lac Amador est un réservoir situé dans le Comté d'Amador, en Californie. Il se trouve à une altitude de 325 pieds[1].

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