Folsom Lake Boat Ramps

9 boat launches are mapped on Folsom Lake in El Dorado County, Placer County, California.

Folsom Lake facts

Surface area6,840 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 107 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 893,973 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 54.9 miles
Surface elevation427 ft above sea level
DamFolsom Left Wing, completed 1956
Dam size145 ft high, 2,100 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Irrigation, Recreation, Hydroelectric, Water Supply
Dam ownerBUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
Impounded streamAmerican River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID CA10148). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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