Near Chinese Camp in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Don Pedro Lake

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 16, 2006

1. Don Pedro Lake Marker

Inscription.
Created by Don Pedro Dam on the Tuolumne River near LaGrange. This project was completed in 1971 to provide irrigation, domestic water, flood control, electricity, recreation and fish enhancement. Constructed by City and County of San Francisco Hetch Hetchy Water and Power, Turlock Irrigation District, Modesto Irrigation District, Federal Power Commission, License Number 2299. Financial assistance by U.S. Corp of Engineers and California Department of Water Resources under the Davis-Crumsky Act.

At full water surface - elevation 830 feet U.S.G.R. Storage - 2,030,000 acre feet. Shoreline -160 miles. Surface area -12,960 acres.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.

Location. 37° 50.663′ N, 120° 22.889′ W. Marker is near Chinese Camp, California, in Tuolumne County. It is on State Highway 49/120, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the north end of the dam 3.75 miles south of Chinese Camp. There is a turn-out vista point for viewing of the reservoir and plaque. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chinese Camp CA 95309, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jacksonville (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Jacksonville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stevens Bar Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Chinese Camp (approx. 3.3 miles away); Ferretti Shrine (approx. 3.7 miles away); MCH History (approx. 4½ miles away); Old Crimea House (approx. 5.4 miles away); Montezuma (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chinese Camp.

Another marker is no longer nearby. To Honor Eddie Webb (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Don Pedro Lake. Don Pedro Recreation Agency website homepage (Submitted on December 13, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional keywords. Dams

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 1, 2012

2. Don Pedro Lake Marker

The Jacksonville State Historical Landmark marker is seen on the right.

Don Pedro Lake image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 16, 2006

3. Don Pedro Lake

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 22, 2011

4. Don Pedro Lake

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 22, 2011

5. Don Pedro Lake

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 22, 2011

6. Don Pedro Lake

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,356 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 1, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 2. submitted on March 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on November 1, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 13, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.