New Spicer Meadow Reservoir

General data

Name: New Spicer Meadow Reservoir
Water system: San Joaquin River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Highland Creek (Stanislaus River tributary) -> North Fork Stanislaus River -> Stanislaus 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

New Spicer Meadow Reservoir is a reservoir in the Sierra Nevada, within the Stanislaus National Forest in eastern Tuolumne County, California.

It is located near the western Alpine County line, at an elevation of 6,621 feet (2,018 m).

The 189,000 acre-foot (233,000,000 m3) reservoir is formed by New Spicer Meadow Dam on Highland Creek, a tributary of the Stanislaus River. The 265-foot (81 m) tall dam is composed of rock-fill and was completed in 1989; 36 years ago. Additional water is diverted from the North Fork of the Stanislaus River by the North Fork Diversion Dam and a two-mile (3 km) tunnel.

Downstream from the dam and reservoir, the water continues flowing in Highland Creek until its confluence with the North Fork of the Stanislaus River.

New Spicer Meadow Reservoir

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