Lake Mendocino Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Lake Mendocino in Mendocino County, California.

Lake Mendocino facts

Surface area1,684 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 44 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 10.9 miles
Surface elevation2,421 ft above sea level
DamCoyote Valley Dam, completed 1959
Dam size180 ft high, 3,525 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Recreation, Hydroelectric, Water Supply
Dam ownerUSACE - San Francisco District (Federal)
Normal storage74,500 acre-feet
Impounded streamEast Fork Russian 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 CA10201). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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