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Briones Reservoir

170 m558 ft
Area
2.80 km²
Tonight
48°FClear · Wind 2 mph NNW

Briones Reservoir is a lake at 170 m above sea level in California, United States, 2.80 km² in area and 4.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
170 m
Length
4.1 km
Shoreline
21.0 km
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Lake

Briones Reservoir in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

4.1 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
21.0 km≈5¼ h to walk around
3D map

Briones Reservoir 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.1 × 6.1 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Briones Reservoir terrain and contours

10 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Briones Reservoir elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Briones Reservoir weather

Tonight · Clear · 48°F (9°C) · Wind 2 mph NNW

Briones Reservoir forecast for about 206 m.

  • Tonight48°–2 mph NNW
  • Sat48°70°–0–7 mph NNE
  • Sun50°70°–0–5 mph NNE
  • Mon47°65°1%1–8 mph WSW
  • Tue47°64°1%3 mph WSW
  • Wed49°65°–3 mph WSW
  • Thu49°63°19%1–6 mph WSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:51 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Briones Reservoir

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Briones Reservoir, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Briones Overlook Staging Area

    0.3 km SE · +2 more within 0.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Hampton Trail Trailhead

    3.3 km N · +2 more within 5.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Gillespie Youth Camp

    4.1 km SSW · +2 more within 5.0 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Briones Overlook Staging AreaParking0.3 km SE
Parking0.9 km SE
Parking0.9 km SSE
Hampton Trail TrailheadTrailhead3.3 km N
De La Veaga TrailheadTrailhead4.1 km SSE
Gillespie Youth CampCampsite4.1 km SSW
Wildcat View Group CampCampsite4.9 km W
New Woodland Group CampCampsite5.0 km W
Trailhead5.4 km N
Slope

Slope

Share of the 6.1 × 6.1 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
43.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
47.6%
Steep, 30–45°
8.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
8.8% of the 37 km² view
Relief in view
281 m low point 95 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 58.9%Grassland 30.2%Water 8.5%Built-up 2.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.0 km; 1,268 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Giant wakerobin105
  • Orange bush monkeyflower79
  • Western blue-eyed grass75
  • Warrior's Plume72
  • Checker lily72
  • Pacific hound's tongue71
Where it sits

Where Briones Reservoir sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-30)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia