Visited 7/29/2017 - Jeff and I with our two chocolate Labradors, Summer and Skye arrived at New Spicer Meadow Reservoir late in the afternoon after a full day of capturing the beauty of several California Lakes in the High Sierra Mountains.
New Spicer Meadow Dam on Highland Creek, a tributary of the Stanislaus River. The 265-foot tall dam is composed of rock-fill and was completed in 1989. Additional water is diverted from the North Fork of the Stanislaus River by the North Fork Diversion Dam and a two-mile 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. Calaveras County Water District owns the dam. Water from the reservoir supplies drinking water and water for recreation and irrigation. Also, along with the Northern California Power Agency, the water district sells electricity from the 5.5-MW hydroelectric plant at the base of the dam. This Reservoir is located off Highway 4 southeast of Calaveras Big Trees State Park and 50 miles southeast of Angels Camp, California at elevation 6,400 feet above sea level. This 1,998 acre lake was calm and had minimal boats and visitors. This would be a great location to come back and enjoy more time at this nice lake.
We enjoyed running the dogs on the rocks and beach on the north side of the lake between the boat launch and the dam. The water level looks like it was higher earlier this year, but has since receded a little.
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