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Lake Amador
Location of Lake Amador in California, USA.
Location of Lake Amador in California, USA.
Lake Amador
Location in California
Location of Lake Amador in California, USA.
Location of Lake Amador in California, USA.
Lake Amador
Location in the United States
Location Amador County, California
Coordinates 38°18′12″N 120°53′22″W / 38.30333°N 120.88944°W / 38.30333; -120.88944
Type Reservoir
Primary outflows Jackson Creek
Catchment area 58 sq mi (150 km2)
Basin countries United States
Built 1965
Surface area 385 acres (156 ha)
Water volume 22,000 acre-feet (27,000,000 m3)
Surface elevation 325 feet (99 m)

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

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 m3) of material. Its crest is 481 feet (147 m) about sea level, and it belongs to the Jackson Valley Irrigation District.

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