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New Melones Lake

New Melones Lake is a reservoir on the Stanislaus River in the central Sierra Nevada foothills, within Calaveras County and Tuolumne County, California.
The New Melones Dam and reservoir are a water collection and transfer unit of the Central Valley Project. New Melones Lake provides irrigation water, hydroelectric power, flood control, and wildlife habitat. Recreation uses include fishing, camping, and boating within the Glory Hole Recreation Area and Tuttletown Recreation Area.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for fish caught in New Melones Lake based on levels of mercury or PCBs found in the fish species.

  1. 1 Geography
  2. 2 History
    1. 2.1 New Melones Project
  3. 3 New Melones Visitor Center and Museum
  4. 4 See also
  5. 5 References
  6. 6 External links

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  • File:IMAG3039-new-melones-lake.jpg New Melones Lake in October 2016

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➴ Coordinates: 37° 59‘ N, 120° 32‘ W
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