California
Gold Country
Amador County

Lake Amador

Lake Amador is a reservoir located in . It lies at an elevation of 325 feet. The lake's water is impounded by the Jackson Creek Dam, a 193-foot tall earth-and-rock dam, built in 1965 across Jackson Creek.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buena Vista and Ione.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in . It lies at an elevation of 295 feet. It is located 4 miles south-southeast of , at. The community is in ZIP code 95640 and area code 209. The population was 542 at the 2020 census.

Town
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is a city in . As of the 2020 census the population is 5,141, which is a 35.1% decrease from the 2010 census. Once known as "Bedbug" and "Freeze Out," was an important supply center on the main road to the Mother Lode and Southern Mines during the California gold rush.

Hamlet
Pardee Dam is a 345-foot-high structure across the which marks the boundary between and , located in the foothills of the approximately 30 miles northeast of .

Lake Amador

Latitude
38.30743° or 38° 18′ 27″ north
Longitude
-120.8755° or 120° 52′ 32″ west
Elevation
328 feet (100 metres)
Open location code
84CX844F+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 179490360
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
5364409
Wiki­data ID
Q6474761
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Amador from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Lake Amador” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sunnybrook and Firebrick.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jackson Creek 1035 Dam and Lake Amador.

Amador County: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Amador”. Photo: Vince Migliore, CC BY 3.0.