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For the town formerly called Melones, see Carson Hill, California.
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Melones
Former settlement
Melones is located in California
Melones
Melones
Location in California
Country United States
State California
County Calaveras County
Elevation
955 ft (291 m)

Melones (Spanish for "Melons") is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake. It lay at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). Melones was founded on the site of a ferry operated from 1848 by John W. Robinson and Stephen Mead. The town initially took its name from the ferry.

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