O’Neill Forebay Wildlife Area

O’Neill Forebay Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Merced County, San Joaquin Valley, California.

Places of Interest

Highlights include O’Neill Forebay.

O’Neill Forebay

Reservoir

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

O'Neill Forebay is a forebay to the San Luis Reservoir created by the construction of O'Neill Dam across San Luis Creek approximately 12 miles west of Los Banos, California, United States, on the eastern slopes of the Pacific Coast Ranges of Merced County.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Nella.

Santa Nella is a town of about 2,000 people in Merced County in California's San Joaquin Valley. It's best known as a major rest stop on Interstate 5 and as the home of the iconic Danish-American diner Pea Soup Andersen's.

O’Neill Forebay Wildlife Area

Type: Nature reserve
Also known as: “O’Neil Forebay State Wildlife Area”
Category: recreation area
Location: Merced County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.08664° or 37° 5′ 12″ north

Longitude

-121.03208° or 121° 1′ 56″ west

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

849W3XP9+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 288126890

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

5378211

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Satellite Map

Discover O’Neill Forebay Wildlife Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Volta and Ingomar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fore Bay Golf Club and Santa Nella Water District.

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