Putah Creek
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Putah Creek is a major stream in Northern California, a tributary of the Yolo Bypass, and ultimately, the Sacramento River. The 85-mile-long creek has its headwaters in the Mayacamas Mountains, a part
Putah Creek above Monticello Dam
Putah Creek's natural flow above Lake Berryessa in the Mayacamas Mountains during September 2017
The source of Putah Creek on Cobb Mountain
A view of Putah Creek from Highway 128 bridge, below Monticello Dam
Lake Berryessa
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Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County, California, United States. This reservoir in the Vaca Mountains was formed following the construction of the Monticello Dam on Putah Creek in the 195
Putah Creek
…137 km) creek has its headwaters in the Mayacamas Mountains, a part of the Coast Range, and flows east through two dams. First, Monticello Dam forms Lake Berryessa, below which Putah Creek forms the border of Yolo and Solano Counties, and then flows to the Putah Diversion Dam and Lake Solano. After several drought…
Aerial view of Lake Berryessa, looking west into the evening sun
The spillway at Monticello Dam, Lake Berryessa, in operation, February 19, 2017
A view of Lake Berryessa
Lake Berryessa, California, looking northeast from Oak Shore