Lake Amador
Lake Amador is a reservoir in Amador County, Gold Country, California. Lake Amador is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunnybrook, as well as near Buena Vista.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Amador.
Lake Amador
Reservoir
Lake Amador is a reservoir located in Amador County, California. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ione and Buena Vista.
Ione
Town
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Ione is a city in Amador County, California. 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," Ione was an important supply center on the main road to the Mother Lode and Southern Mines during the California gold rush.
Buena Vista
Hamlet
Buena Vista is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 295 feet. It is located 4 miles south-southeast of Ione, at. The community is in ZIP code 95640 and area code 209. The population was 542 at the 2020 census.
Lake Amador
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Amador County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.3204° or 38° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
-120.8768° or 120° 52′ 36″ westElevation
325 feet (99 metres)Open location code
84CX84CF+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 1111164333OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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