French Creek
French Creek is a stream in Calaveras County, Gold Country, California. French Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet The Shores of Poker Flat, as well as near Melones Sunset Lake Estates.Places of Interest
Highlights include New Melones Dam.
New Melones Dam
Dam
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copperopolis and Melones.
Copperopolis
Locality
Copperopolis is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,400 at the 2020 census, down from 3,671 at the 2010 census. Copperopolis is situated 4½ miles west of French Creek.
Melones
Hamlet
Melones is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, United States, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake. It lay at an elevation of 955 feet. Melones is situated 5 miles northeast of French Creek.
French Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.94548° or 37° 56′ 44″ north
Longitude
-120.53992° or 120° 32′ 24″ west
Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)
Open location code
849XWFW6+52
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