Eastman Lake
| Eastman Lake | |
|---|---|
  Eastman Lake | |
| Location | Madera / Mariposa counties, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°13′00″N 119°59′03″W / 37.2166°N 119.9843°WCoordinates: 37°13′00″N 119°59′03″W / 37.2166°N 119.9843°W |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Chowchilla River |
| Primary outflows | |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,780 acres (720 ha)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastman Lake |
H. V. Eastman Lake (commonly known as Eastman Lake) is an artificial lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Madera County, California. A small percentage of the northwest area of the reservoir is in Mariposa County. The lake was named in honor of Judge H. V. Eastman (1891-1972) who had served as Secretary Manager of the Chowchilla Water District.
The lake formed in 1975 from the construction of Buchanan Dam across the Chowchilla River as a flood control and irrigation project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The earthen dam, 218 feet high with a length of 1746 feet at the crest, impounding a maximum capacity of 150,000 acre-feet of Chowchilla River water in the reservoir, is owned and operated by the Corps.[2]
See also[]
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
References[]
- ^ "Dams Owned and Operated by Federal Agencies" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ http://findlakes.com/h.v._eastman_lake_california~ca10243.htm
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