Lake Size: 185,000 acres Deepest Depth: 300 feet Latitude: 36.416616 Longitude: -119.003436 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 12,000 feet Counties: Tulare County Cities: Lemon Cove Lake Management: US Army Corps of Engineers
Information: Lake Kaweah was built to control floods that regularly inundated the city of Visalia in wet years. It collects water from the melting snowpack in the Kaweah River watershed that stretches up to the 12,000 ft. elevation. Terminus Dam, the structure that holds the water back, was completed in 1962. It was raised another 17 feet in 2003.
The lake is operated by the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers for conservation and recreation. Water is released during the summer months to irrigate the agricultural crops that have transformed the Valley floor from desert to a rich and abundant garden.
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Lake Kaweah is on the Kaweah river near Lemon Cove and the town of Three Rivers, California. It is in Tulare County, California, in the foothills below Sequoia National Park and the Sierra Nevada range. Boating is popular on the lake, and white water rafting can be done in the river above the lake. From Lake Kaweah, the river passes near the city of Visalia as it flows west into the Tulare Lakebed. Lake Kaweah provides flood control and irrigation water for the rich agricultural area of California's Central Valley.
One hour SE of Fresno in the rugged foothills of the Sierra Nevada. High mountains provide an exciting background for fishing and boating at this popular park, located on the main southern route into Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park.
Boating, fishing, swimming, water-skiing, picnicking and camping are favorite lake activities. A boat launch area is located at Lemon hill. The marina rents patio boats, fishing boats and wave runners at daily, half-day and hourly rates. Fishing tackle, bait, snacks, ice and gas are also available at the marina convenience store.
Address:
Box 44270
34443 Sierra Drive
Lemon Cove,CA,93244-4270
Phone: (559) 597-2301
Directions:
From Visalia, 20 miles east on CA 198.
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