California Gazetteer
New Melones Lake is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Calaveras County. The primary coordinates for New Melones Lake places it within the CA 95222 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | New Melones Lake |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Reservoir |
| Description: | Formed by damming the Stanislaus River, 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Sonora. (US-T121) |
| History: | Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Decision July 27, 1971, published in the 7201 Decision List. (US-T121) |
| County: | Calaveras County |
| Latitude: | 37.9836138 |
| Longitude: | -120.5431665 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for New Melones Lake: New Melones Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for New Melones Lake does not include property ownership information.
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