Calaveras Lake
Calaveras Lake is a reservoir on Calaveras Creek, located 20 miles southeast of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, US. The reservoir was formed in 1969 by the construction of a dam to provide a cooling pond for a series of power plants, called the Calaveras Power Station, to supply additional electricity to the city of San Antonio.
Photo: Kfasimpaur, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights include J. T. Deely Power Plant.
J. T. Deely Power Plant
Photo: Kfasimpaur, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmendorf.
Elmendorf
Village
Elmendorf is a city located in Bexar County and Wilson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio—New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Elmendorf is situated 2 miles south of Calaveras Lake.
Calaveras Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: body of water
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bexar, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.28454° or 29° 17′ 4″ north
Longitude
-98.32022° or 98° 19′ 13″ west
Elevation
486 feet (148 metres)
Open location code
76X37MMH+RW
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Calaveras Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calaveras Lake”
- Esperanto: “Calaveras”
- French: “Calaveras Lake”
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