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Bowman is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. [1] Bowman is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 3.25 miles (5.2 km) north-northeast of Auburn. [2] It lies at an elevation of 1617 feet (493 m). [1] The Bowman post office opened in 1893. [2] The name honors Harry Hoisington Bowman, fruit grower. [2]
Emerald Pools Recreational Area is a series of swimming holes and short hiking trails located on Jordan Creek and the South Yuba River in Nevada County, California, and the Tahoe National Forest. [1] Located downstream of Lake Spaulding, Emerald Pools sits at approximately 4,200 ft (1,067 m) above sea level. [2]
Sawmill Dam Spillway and Lake allow for 3,030 ac-ft storage capacity, and create 79.4 acres of surface area. [14] Sawmill Lake (3,030 ac-ft) Bowman Dam spillway. Bowman Lake is formed on Canyon Creek by Bowman North Dam, and Bowman South Dam and Spillway. Bowman Lake has a surface area of 820 acres, and 68,510 ac-ft of storage capacity.
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
On May 7, the lake was at 114% of its historical average level. The so-called bathtub ring that clearly outlined the lake in 2022 — so stark it was visible from space — had disappeared by 2024.
Clear Lake, one of California's most visited lakes, has turned cloudy and green amid an algal bloom that can threaten wildlife and tourists. ... Shocking before-and-after photos show California's ...
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]
North Fork drainage, between Polebridge and Bowman ranger stations, Glacier NP, vicinity of West Glacier, Montana Coordinates 48°49′39″N 114°12′08″W / 48.82750°N 114.20222°W / 48.82750; -114.20222 ( Bowman Lake