New Melones Dam Plant
New Melones Dam is an earth and rock filled embankment dam on the Stanislaus River, about 5 miles west of Jamestown, California, United States, on the border of Calaveras County and Tuolumne County.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melones and Copperopolis.
Melones
Hamlet
Melones is a former settlement in Calaveras County… Melones is situated 5 miles north of New Melones Dam Plant.
Copperopolis
Locality
Copperopolis is an unincorporated town and… Copperopolis is situated 5 miles west of New Melones Dam Plant.
Jamestown
Jamestown is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
New Melones Dam Plant
- Type: Power station
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.94629° or 37° 56′ 47″ north
Longitude
-120.52816° or 120° 31′ 41″ west
Established
June 1979
Open location code
849XWFWC+GP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Peoria Mountain and Bostick Mountain.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Melones Substation and Chamise Campground.
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