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Calaveras Lake is a reservoir on Calaveras Creek, located 20 miles southeast of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, US. The reservoir was formed in 1969 by the construction of a dam to provide a cooling pond for a series of power plants, called the Calaveras Power Station, to supply additional electricity to the city of San Antonio.
  • Location: Bexar County, near San Antonio, Texas
  • Primary inflows: Calaveras Creek
  • Primary outflows: Calaveras Creek
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Surface area: 3,695 acres (1,495 ha)
  • Max. depth: 45 ft (14 m)
  • Surface elevation: 485 ft (148 m)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org