![]() The lake and surrounding area is owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation. ![]() This resulting reservoir is a long and narrow lake approximately 3.5 miles long and 300 feet wide in some areas. It was created in 1939 when the North Fork Dam, a 155-foot (47 m) tall constant angle arch dam, was completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, for the purpose of containing gold-mining debris which were washing downriver. ![]() Lake Clementine (also known as North Fork Lake) is a reservoir on the North Fork American River Canyon above the picturesque, California Gold Rush-era town of Auburn (elevation 1,200 feet (370 m)) in Northern California. ![]()
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