Lancha Plana (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

for "Flat Boat") was a small settlement in Amador County, California, formed as a result of a

flatboat A flatboat (or broadhorn) was a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with square ends used to transport freight and passengers on inland waterways in the United States. The flatboat could be any size, but essentially it was a large, sturdy tub with a ...

ferry crossing across the

Mokelumne River The Mokelumne River ( or ; ''Mokelumne'', Miwok for "People of the Fish Net") is a -long river in northern California in the United States. The river flows west from a rugged portion of the central Sierra Nevada into the Central Valley and ul ...

History

It was founded by Mexican miners in 1848. The remnants of the town were submerged as a result of the damming of the river to form the

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. Cama ...

. Lancha Plana Bridge crosses the lake now about where the town once stood. It was briefly known as "Sonora Bar", as most miners were from Sonora. Lancha Plana is registered as a

California Historical Landmark A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance. Criteria Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of ...

. A post office operated at Lancha Plana from 1859 to 1919, with a closure from 1912 to 1913.

Geography

It lay on the north bank of the

, south-southeast of Ione, at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m).

References

Former settlements in Amador County, California Mokelumne River Destroyed towns Submerged settlements in the United States California Historical Landmarks Populated places established in 1849 1849 establishments in California Former populated places in California {{AmadorCountyCA-geo-stub