Lake Amador is a reservoir located in
Amador County, California
Amador County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,474. The county seat is Jackson. Amador County, located within California's Gold Country, is known as "T ...
. It lies at an elevation of 325 feet.
The lake's water is impounded by the Jackson Creek Dam, a tall earth-and-rock dam, built in 1965 across
Jackson Creek Jackson Creek may refer to:
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. The dam is long and wide and contains of material. Its crest is about sea level, and it belongs to the
Jackson Valley Irrigation District.
The reservoir's capacity is .
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See also
* List of lakes in California
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupie ...
* List of reservoirs and dams in California
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California.
Dams in service
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References
Amador, Lake
Amador
Dams completed in 1965
1965 establishments in California
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