Frenchman Lake

Frenchman Lake is a reservoir located in southeastern . It was created by the damming of Little Last Chance Creek in 1961, as part of the California State Water Project.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in California, United States of America
  • Also known as: Frenchman Reservoir

Frenchman Lake

Latitude
39.89457° or 39° 53′ 40″ north
Longitude
-120.19156° or 120° 11′ 30″ west
Elevation
5,591 feet (1,704 metres)
Open location code
84FXVRV5+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358797864
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
5350911
Wiki­data ID
Q7348352
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