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Camanche (originally, Limerick; also, Clay's Bar) [3] is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, United States. Located at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m), the town was once called Limerick, before it was renamed to Camanche in 1849. The settlement of Camanche is now submerged under 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.
Camanche Village is a census-designated place [3] in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m), and has a population of 847. It lies at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m), and has a population of 847.
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 ...
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, a warship of the 19th-century United States Navy; Camanche (ACM-11), a warship of the 20th-century United States Navy
Camanche North Shore is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. Camanche North Shore sits at an elevation of 308 feet (94 m). The 2010 United States census reported Camanche North Shore's population was 979.
Poverty Bar was founded south of the Mokelumne River from Lancha Plana in Amador County as a gold mining town during the California Gold Rush, nearby Camanche, California, Cat Camp, and Sand Hill. A post office was opened in Poverty Bar in 1858 and closed in 1864. [1] Poverty Bar had a major fire on the night of September 7, 1859.
The remnants of the town were submerged as a result of the damming of the river to form the Camanche Reservoir. 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. [3] Lancha Plana is registered as a California Historical Landmark. [4]