Putah
and Cache:
Lake BerryessaPutah
and Cache:
Lake Berryessa|
. . . this lake is only a few years older than her first-born. Amy J. Boyer, 1997 |
Markley Cove to
Berryessa-Knoxville Road Hunting Berryessa
Valley (Lake) Berryessa
Spanish Flat to Monticello
March of Empire,
Chapter XVI My Father's
Camping Stove, Unused on a Trip to Berryessa Reservoir |
Major vegetation systems: Foothill riparian; oak and mixed woodland; oak savannah; chaparral, serpentine chaparral; former perennial grassland, now annual.
Geology: Great Valley sequence sedimentary rock, Franciscan mélange, Coast Range ophiolite (serpentine outcrops).
Major settlers: Patwin; Tu-lo-kai-di-sel tribe, in Pope Valley; Berryessa Brothers (Mexican: Rancho de los Putos), Anglo-Americans.
Major industries/employers: Tourism; ranching.
Points of interest: Lake Berryessa Visitors' Center; Monticello Cemetery; Bureau of Recreation parks and boat launches.
Events: Occasional.
More:
Managed by United States Bureau of Reclamation
1.6 million acre-feet of water
165 miles of shoreline
Lake level at capacity: 440 feet above sea level
Primary recreational uses: boating, biking, hiking, wildlife viewing, water-skiing,
bass fishing.
Bureau of Reclamation
Lake Berryessa Field Office
5520 Knoxville Road
Napa, CA 94558
Phone: 707-966-2111
http://www.usbr.gov
http://www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=17
 Monticello Dam |
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 Upper Putah Creek |
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