Buck Island, northcentral California

Buck Island Dam is on the Little Rubicon River in El Dorado County, California and is used for irrigation, improved navigation, among other things. Construction was completed in 1963. It has a normal surface area of 78 acres. It is owned by Sacramento Mun Utility District.

 

Buck Island is a gravity dam. Its height is 18 feet with a length of 290 feet. Normal storage is 1070 acre feet. It drains an area of 5.35 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Buck Island

2 miles from Buck IslandRubicon 2 miles from Buck IslandRubicon Auxiliary 3 miles from Buck IslandLoon Lake 3 miles from Buck IslandLoon Lake 4 miles from Buck IslandLoon Lake 4 miles from Buck IslandLoon Lake 6 miles from Buck IslandSchmidell Lake 7 miles from Buck IslandQuail Lake 8 miles from Buck IslandGerle 8 miles from Buck IslandRobbs Peak 9 miles from Buck IslandHell Hole Reservoir 9 miles from Buck IslandBuck Island Auxiliary 9 miles from Buck IslandLower Hell Hole 10 miles from Buck IslandStampede Dike 11 miles from Buck IslandLake Aloha 12 miles from Buck IslandMedley Lakes 12 miles from Buck IslandFallen Leaf Lake 12 miles from Buck IslandUnion Valley Reservoir 12 miles from Buck IslandFrench Meadows Reservoir 13 miles from Buck IslandLake Tahoe 13 miles from Buck IslandLake Tahoe 13 miles from Buck IslandIce House Resrvoir 14 miles from Buck IslandIce House Dike No. 1 14 miles from Buck IslandIce House 14 miles from Buck IslandL L Anderson 14 miles from Buck IslandUnion Valley 15 miles from Buck IslandLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 15 miles from Buck IslandJunction 15 miles from Buck IslandLower Echo Lake 17 miles from Buck IslandEldorado National Forest 17 miles from Buck IslandEmerg Effl Hldng 18 miles from Buck IslandRoundhill Effluent 19 miles from Buck IslandReservoir A 19 miles from Buck IslandCamino 19 miles from Buck IslandInterbay 20 miles from Buck IslandMark Edson 20 miles from Buck IslandSpooner Lake

 

 

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