Big Reservoir
Big Reservoir is a reservoir in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 4,049 feet. Big Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Dorer Ranch, as well as near the hamlet Hughes Mill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugar Pine Reservoir.
Sugar Pine Reservoir
Reservoir
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Sugar Pine Reservoir is a reservoir in Placer County, California, located approximately 7 miles north of Foresthill. The reservoir was flooded in 1982, and today supplies water to the community of Foresthill and hosts a number of recreation facilities.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casa Loma and Towle.
Casa Loma
Hamlet
Casa Loma is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Casa Loma is located 3.25 miles east of Dutch Flat. It lies at an elevation of 4032 feet.
Towle
Hamlet
Towle was an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Towle was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 2 miles east of Dutch Flat. It lies at an elevation of 3694 feet. Towle is situated 5 miles northwest of Big Reservoir.
Baxter
Hamlet
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Baxter is located 3 miles east of Dutch Flat. It lies at an elevation of 3891 feet. Baxter is situated 5 miles north of Big Reservoir.
Big Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Morning Star Lake” and “Morning Star Reservoir”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.14017° or 39° 8′ 25″ northLongitude
-120.75311° or 120° 45′ 11″ westElevation
4,049 feet (1,234 metres)Open location code
84FX46RW+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 192574438OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=reservoirGeoNames ID
5328474
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