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Sly Park Dam, which creates 41,000-acre-foot (51,000,000 m 3) Jenkinson Lake, is the largest water storage facility in the Cosumnes River watershed. The dam and reservoir are part of the extensive Central Valley Project .
Sly Park [2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. [1] It is located in Sly Valley 13 miles (21 km) east of Placerville, [2] at an elevation of 3560 feet (1085 m). [1] A post office operated at Sly Park from 1891 to 1919, with several moves. [2] The name honors James Sly, one of the Mormons who discovered Sly Valley. [2]
Sly Park Dam (left) and auxiliary dam (right) The Sly Park Unit includes Sly Park Dam, Jenkinson Lake, the Camp Creek Diversion Dam, and two diversion tunnels. The Sly Park Dam and its similarly-sized auxiliary dam form Jenkinson Lake, which covers 650 acres (260 ha). [576] Jenkinson Lake feeds the Camino Conduit, a 5 mi (8.0 km) aqueduct. [571]
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Sly Park, Pollock Pines: References [1] [2] 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Jenkinson Lake is a reservoir located in El Dorado County, California near ...
Sly Park Dam is located near Pollock Pines, California in the United States. The dam impounds Sly Park Creek and Hazel Creek, natural tributaries of the North Fork Cosumnes River , to form a 41,000 acre-foot (51,000 dam 3 ), 650-acre (260 ha) reservoir called Jenkinson Lake .