French Meadows Reservoir is a manmade lake 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Foresthill, California United States on the Middle Fork of the American River. The reservoir is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long, 0.6-mile (0.97 km) wide, with 7.3 miles (11.7 km) of shoreline.
Tahoe National Forest manages the recreational facilities which include five campgrounds, two group campgrounds and two paved boat launch ramps. Activities at the lake include powerboating, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, picniking and hiking. The reservoir is entirely within a state game refuge so no firearms, pellet guns or archery weapons are allowed.
The elevation of the lake is 5,263 feet (1,604 m) and is nine miles (14 km) from the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
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