Lower Bear River Reservoir Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Lower Bear River Reservoir in Amador County, California.

Lower Bear River Reservoir facts

Surface area722 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 68 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 6.1 miles
Surface elevation19,088 ft above sea level
DamLower Bear Dam, completed 1952
Dam size245 ft high, 1,844 ft long, rockfill dam
Dam purposesHydroelectric
Dam ownerPrivately owned
Normal storage49,100 acre-feet
Impounded streamBear 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 CA00409). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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