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Camanche can refer to: * Camanche Dam in California * Camanche Reservoir in California * Camanche, California, a former settlement * Camanche, Iowa, a city in Clinton County * Camanche Township, Clinton County, Iowa * USS ''Camanche'' (1864), a warship of the 19th-century United States Navy * Camanche (ACM-11), a warship of the 20th-century United States Navy See also * Comanche The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanche Dam
Camanche Dam is an earthfill Dam on the Mokelumne River in the central California, about 20 mi (32 km) from East Lodi. The dam and reservoir lie in the Sierra Nevada foothills in San Joaquin County. Construction of Camanche Dam was started in 1963 and completed in 1964. East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) owns and operates it. The purpose of Camanche Dam and reservoir is to provide flood control, water flows for agriculture, habitat for fisheries and recreation for community. Capacity The dam impounds Camanche reservoir. The capacity of Camanche Dam is approximately 431,000-acre feet (0.532 km3) with 200,000-acre feet (0.25 km3) of the flood control reservation. This reserve for flood storage can be shared with Pardee Dam just upstream. The approximately 173-foot-high and 2,640-foot-long dam is located on the Mokelumne River which is about 10 miles downstream from Pardee Dam. Because Camanche Dam has a 627-square-mile drainage area which accounts f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanche Reservoir
Camanche Reservoir is an artificial lake in the San Joaquin Valley in California in the United States, at the juncture of Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin counties. Its waters are impounded by Camanche Dam, which was completed in 1963. Camanche Reservoir is a source of water for industrial and municipal purposes and also provides flood control. The lake was named after the former town of Camanche that now lies beneath its waters. The lake has also been called Camanche Lake and Lake Camanche. Camanche Reservoir has recreation areas throughout the lake, which are mainly located on the North and South shores. North Shore Camanche Reservoir North Shore is located in Amador County. It contains a population of approximately 1,000 people. The North Shore hosts some of the recreation features of Camanche Reservoir, including close to 800 campsites. The North Shore also allows RV camping as well as tent camping. There is a North Shore Marina Store located here including a small c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanche, California
Camanche (originally, Limerick; also, Clay's Bar) is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, Calaveras County, California. Located at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m), the town was once called Limerick before it was renamed to Camanche (after Camanche, Iowa) in 1849. Gold mining at nearby Cat Camp, Poverty Bar, and Sand Hill brought its population to a peak of 1,500. Mokelumne River water was brought in by Lancha Plana, California, Lancha Plana and Poverty Bar Ditch. A fire on June 21, 1873, destroyed Camanche's large Chinatown. Buhach, an insect powder made from a plant, was manufactured on the nearby Hill Ranch. Camanche is now inundated by Camanche Reservoir. The settlement is registered as California Historical Landmark #254. A post office was opened in Clay's Bar in 1861 and renamed Camanche in 1864 before closing in 1886; it was re-established in 1887 and closed for good in 1962. In front of the Camanche Post Office in 1962, after it had closed. References< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanche, Iowa
Camanche () is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 4,570 at the time of the 2020 census. History A post office has been in operation in Camanche since 1837. The community was named after the Comanche Indian tribe. 1860 tornado On Sunday, June 3, 1860, a tornado struck Camanche. Few buildings were left standing, and all structures were badly damaged. The storm moved at 50 mph. The lack of an organized way to report weather events left people living along the Mississippi River vulnerable. A raft carrying 26 men was hit outside Camanche, and only three on board survived. The tornado killed a total of 92 people, including at least 41 in Camanche. The outbreak as a whole killed more than 140 people in just a few hours and injured over 300. Geography Camanche is located at (41.786470, -90.259898). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanche Township, Clinton County, Iowa
Camanche Township is a township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,368. History Camanche Township was founded in 1841. Geography Camanche Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Camanche. According to the USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, a ..., it contains two cemeteries: Rose Hill and Shaffton. Nancy Elaine Lake and Willow Lake are within this township. The streams of Beaver Slough, Rock Creek, Schricker Slough and Sodus Creek run through this township. Notes References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External links Townships in Clinton County, Iowa Townships in Iowa 1841 establishments in Iowa Territory {{ClintonCountyIA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Camanche (1864)
USS ''Camanche'' was a monitor that was prefabricated at Jersey City, New Jersey by Donahue, Ryan and Secor for the sum of $613,164.98 ($ in present day terms). She was disassembled and shipped around Cape Horn in the sailing ship ''Aquila'' to San Francisco, California. ''Aquila'' arrived in San Francisco on 10 November 1863 but sank at her wharf in 30 feet of water on 14 November 1863 as a result of storm damage and a collision with another ship. The monitor's parts were salvaged and she was launched on 14 November 1864. ''Camanche'' was commissioned in May 1865, Lieutenant Commander Charles J. McDougal in command. Commissioned just after the end of the Civil War, for more than a year—until the arrival of the larger monitor —''Camanche'' was the only U.S. ironclad on the Pacific coast, and she was one of but two stationed there for nearly 25 years. ''Camanche''s career was a quiet one, with the ship generally maintained in decommissioned status at the Mare Island Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanche (ACM-11)
''Camanche'' (ACM-11/MMA-11) was the name given in 1945 to the former U.S. Army Mine Planter (USAMP) ''Brigadier General Royal T. Frank'' (MP-12) while in naval inactive reserve more than ten years after acquisition of the ship by Navy from the Army in 1944. The ship had previously been classified by the Navy as an Auxiliary Mine Layer (ACM) and then Minelayer, Auxiliary (MMA). The ship was never commissioned by Navy and thus never bore the "USS" prefix. Construction The ship was laid down as Hull Number 485 and launched in 1942 by Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, West Virginia for the U.S. Army Mine Planter Service as the USAMP ''Brigadier General Royal T. Frank'' (MP-12). She was the second Army mine planter named for the Civil War era officer with the first, built in 1909, being converted to an inter island transport in Hawaii operating as the U.S.A.T. ''Royal T. Frank'' which was sunk by torpedo from the Japanese submarine ''I-171'' on 9 January 1942 while car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
