Visited 7/29/2017 - Jeff and I loaded up our two chocolate Labradors, Summer and Skye and set out in our Jeep Wrangler for a full day of capturing the beauty of several California Lakes. Our very first stop was our local Sacramento Lake, Folsom Lake. Folsom Lake is completely full this year and it is a larger lake at 11,500 acres at 466 feet elevation. Jeff and I have enjoyed this lake over the years by boating and utilizing the horse trails on the northwest end of the lake. The Folsom Lake reservoir is formed by Folsom Dam, built in 1955 to control and retain the American River. The Folsom Project, operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, is part of the Central Valley Project, a multipurpose project that provides flood control, hydroelectricity, drinking water, and water for irrigation. During the drought of late 2013, part of the 2012–14 North American drought, the town known as Mormon Island reappeared 58 years after being submerged under Folsom Lake, with stone walls from some of the outlying areas being revealed by the shrinking lake.
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