Santa Margarita Lake Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Santa Margarita Lake in San Luis Obispo County, California.
Santa Margarita Lake facts
| Surface area | 146 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 178 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 12.1 miles |
| Surface elevation | 1,309 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Salinas Dam, completed 1941 |
| Dam size | 135 ft high, 305 ft long, concrete dam |
| Dam purposes | Water Supply, Flood Risk Reduction |
| Dam owner | USACE - Los Angeles District (Federal) |
| Normal storage | 26,000 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Salinas 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 CA10202). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Santa Margarita Lake
Most-observed birds: Bald Eagle (30), Western Grebe (22), Great Blue Heron (21), Clark's Grebe (20), Acorn Woodpecker (16), Turkey Vulture (15), Ruddy Duck (15), California Scrub-Jay (14), American Coot (11), Bufflehead (11).
Other wildlife: Mule Deer (17), Desert Cottontail (13), California Ground Squirrel (10), American Bullfrog (9), Gopher Snake (8), California King Snake (8).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (104 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
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