Eastman Lake
| H. V. Eastman Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Madera / Mariposa counties, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°13′00″N 119°59′03″W / 37.2166°N 119.9843°WCoordinates: 37°13′00″N 119°59′03″W / 37.2166°N 119.9843°W |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Chowchilla River |
| Primary outflows | |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,780 acres (720 ha)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastman Lake |
H. V. Eastman Lake is an artificial lake formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam across the Chowchilla River in the foothills of Madera County, California. A small percentage of the northwest area of the reservoir is in Mariposa County.
Buchanan Dam was a 1975 flood control and irrigation project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The earthen dam, 218 feet high with a length of 1746 feet at the crest, impounding a maximum capacity of 150,000 acre-feet of Chowchilla River water in the reservoir, is owned and operated by the Corps.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Dams Owned and Operated by Federal Agencies" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ↑ http://findlakes.com/h.v._eastman_lake_california~ca10243.htm
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