Folsom Lake
Reservoir on the American River in the Sacramento metropolitan area / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Folsom Lake is a reservoir on the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, United States. Folsom Lake with its surrounding Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is one of the most visited parks in the California park system.
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 38.73°N 121.14°W / 38.73; -121.14 |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | American River |
Primary outflows | American River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 11,450 acres (4,630 ha) |
Water volume | 976,000 acre-feet (1.204×109 m3)[1] |
Dam | Folsom Dam |
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Located within Placer, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties, it is about 25 mi (40 km) northeast of Sacramento. The lake surface area is 11,500 acres (4,700 ha), its elevation is 466 ft (142 m), and it has 75 mi (121 km) of undulated shoreline.