Hensley Lake

General data

Name: Hensley Lake
Water system: San Joaquin River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Fresno River -> San Joaquin River -> Suisun Bay -> Carquinez Strait -> San Pablo Bay -> San Francisco Bay -> Golden Gate strait -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Hensley Lake has a water surface of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), over 20 miles (32 km) of shoreline, and has a maximum storage capacity of 90,000 acre-feet (110,000,000 m3). In 1978 the lake was opened to day-use recreation, including water skiing, fishing, swimming, horseback riding, mountain biking, and hiking.

The lake is named for local settler and cattle rancher John Jackson Hensley.

Hensley Lake

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