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Location of Tinemaha Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Tinemaha Reservoir in California, USA.
Tinemaha Reservoir
Location in California
Location of Tinemaha Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Tinemaha Reservoir in California, USA.
Tinemaha Reservoir
Location in the United States
Coordinates 37°03′29″N 118°13′30″W / 37.0580°N 118.2250°W / 37.0580; -118.2250
Primary inflows Owens River
Built 1962
Water volume 16,200 acre-feet (0.0200 km3)
Surface elevation 3,882 feet (1,183 m)

Tinemaha Reservoir is a reservoir created by a dam on the Owens River in the Owens Valley. It is located in Inyo County, eastern California.

It is part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

The 1938 western film Under Western Stars starring Roy Rogers was filmed here.

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