Lake Amador

Lake Amador
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Location	Amador County, California[1]
Coordinates	38°18′12″N 120°53′22″W[1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	Jackson Creek
Catchment area	58 sq mi (150 km^2)[2]
Basin countries	United States
Built	1965; 60 years ago (1965)[2]
Surface area	385 acres (156 ha)[2]
Water volume	22,000 acre-feet (27,000,000 m^3)[2]
Surface elevation	325 feet (99 m)[3]

Lake Amador is a reservoir located in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 325 feet.[3]

The lake's water is impounded by the Jackson Creek Dam, a 193-foot (59 m) tall earth-and-rock dam, built in 1965 across Jackson Creek. The dam is 1,140 feet (350 m) long and 11 feet (3.4 m) wide and contains 1,223,000 cubic yards (935,000 m^3) of material. Its crest is 481 feet (147 m) about sea level, and it belongs to the Jackson Valley Irrigation District.[2] The reservoir's capacity is 22,000 acre-feet (27,000,000 m^3).[2]

Lake Amador was the site of the Gold Rush rock music festival on October 4, 1969.[4] Performers included Ike & Tina Turner, Santana, Bo Diddley, Albert Collins, and Taj Mahal.[5]

See also

• List of lakes in California
• List of reservoirs and dams in California

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Amador
2. "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
3. "Lake Amador Fishing in Amador County, California". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
4. "1969 Gold Rush Festival | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley". 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
5. Canning, Lynn (April 29, 2019). "1969 Amador Gold Rush Music Festival". Eagle Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-15.