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Most large reservoirs in California are located in the central and northern portions of the state, especially along the large and flood-prone rivers of the Central Valley. Eleven reservoirs have a storage capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3 ); all of these except one are in or on drainages that feed into the Central ...
Silver Lake Reservoir: Silver Lake Reservoir Dam: off-stream reservoir: Los Angeles: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: 1907: Earth?? 2,400: 3,000 Silverwood Lake: Cedar Springs Dam: Mojave River, West Fork: San Bernardino: California Department of Water Resources: 1971: Earth and rock: 236: 72: 73,000: 90,050 Skinner Reservoir: Skinner ...
Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline.It occupies 376 square miles (970 km 2) in the southeast corner of the state, but because it is shallow it only holds about 7.5 million acre⋅ft (2.4 trillion US gal; 9.3 trillion L) of water. [2]
Lake Mathews is a large reservoir in Riverside County, California, located in the Cajalco Canyon in the foothills of the Temescal Mountains. [1] [2] It is the western terminus for the Colorado River Aqueduct that provides much of the water used by the cities and water districts of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD).
Lake Oroville in Northern California, the state's second-largest reservoir, is at 100% of capacity after a historic rainy season and as a deep snowpack begins to melt.
Mammoth Pool Reservoir; Mary Lake (California) Lake Mathews; Lake McCloud; Meadow Lake, Nevada County, California; Lake Mendocino; Lake Merced; Miller/Knox Lagoon; Millerton Lake; Lake Ming; Miramar Reservoir; Lake Mission Viejo; Morris Reservoir; Mountain Meadows Reservoir; Lake Murray (California)
Lake Shasta, shown above, is California's largest reservoir. On Nov. 19, when the first photo was taken, it sat at 31% of capacity, according to the California Department of Water Resources .
Lake Cuyamaca is a recreation area operated by the Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District and the Helix Water District. It offers boating, fishing, picnicking, birdwatching, hiking, wedding and party venues, cabin rentals and camping. A store, restaurant, pub, and tackle shop are onsite, as well as boat rentals. [1] [4]