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Boca Reservoir viewed from California State Route 73
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Location	Tahoe National Forest Nevada County, California, U.S.
Coordinates	39°23′24″N 120°05′43″W / 39.3901°N 120.0954°W / 39.3901; -120.0954
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Little Truckee River
Primary outflows	Little Truckee River
Catchment area	450 km2 (170 sq mi)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Surface area	4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Water volume	41,110 acre⋅ft (50,710,000 m3)
Surface elevation	1,711 m (5,614 ft)

Boca Reservoir is an artificial lake in Nevada County, California, United States, located in the perimeter covered by Tahoe National Forest. It was created by the construction of Boca Dam across Little Truckee River, approximately 10 km northeast of Truckee. It is located downstream (south) of Stampede Dam and to the east of Prosser Creek Dam and Prosser Creek Reservoir.