Lake McClure
Lake McClure is a reservoir in the Sierra Nevada foothills of western Mariposa County, California, United States. It is formed by the New Exchequer Dam impounding the Merced River, which is a tributary of the San Joaquin River.Photo: Bob n‘ Renee, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in California
- Also known as: “Exchequer Reservoir”, “McClure Lake”, and “New Exchequer Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coulterville and Dogtown.
Coulterville
Coulterville is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located on Maxwell Creek 20 miles northwest of Mariposa at an elevation of 1699 feet.
Dogtown
Hamlet
Dogtown is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California, United States. It was located on Maxwell Creek 4 miles east of Coulterville, at an elevation of 2582 feet. Dogtown is situated 5 miles northeast of Lake McClure.
Bagby
Hamlet
Bagby is a ghost town in Mariposa County, California, on the Merced River. The site originated as a ferry crossing around 1850 and later became a stamp mill center and a stop on the Yosemite Valley Railroad. Bagby is situated 5 miles southeast of Lake McClure.
Lake McClure
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake McClure” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake McClure”
- Chinese: “麥克盧爾湖”
- French: “Lake McClure”
- Hebrew: “אגם מקלור”
- Italian: “lago McClure”
- Welsh: “Llyn McClure”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Horseshoe Bend Mine and Log Cabin Gulch.
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