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What is Amador County known for? ›

Amador County bills itself as "The Heart of the Mother Lode" and lies within the Gold Country. There is a substantial wine-growing industry in the county. Amador County is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Sacramento in a part of California known as the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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Lake Amador is a reservoir located in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 325 feet. The lake's water is impounded by the Jackson Creek Dam, a 193-foot (59 m) tall earth-and-rock dam, built in 1965 across Jackson Creek.

Soon, the creek, the town and a new county carried Amador's name. As the “easy” gold was mined out on the upper part of the creek, mining and encampments gradually moved to “South Amadore” where French Gulch flows into the creek. This is the current site of Amador City.

The 50+ wineries comprising the Amador Vintners Association are dedicated to producing premium-quality wines that offer distinctive regional character.

Amador City is located at 38°25′10″N 120°49′27″W. Only two miles (3.2 km) from Sutter Creek on Old Highway 49, Amador City is the state's smallest incorporated city by area.

Amador City is the smallest municipality by population with 200 people and the smallest by land area at 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²).

Amador City has a 2024 population of 205. Amador City is currently growing at a rate of 0.49% annually and its population has increased by 2.5% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 200 in 2020. The average household income in Amador City is $100,267 with a poverty rate of 9.3%.

Lake Amador is best known for its superb trout fishing, which provides the heaviest planting program in California.

Is Lake Amador full? ›

CURRENT LAKE / STOCKING INFO FOR 2023-2024 SEASON ***TROUT STOCKED DAILY/WEEKLY WHEN AVAILABLE*** The Lake is currently full, and surface temp is at 64 degrees.

Explore the lake in your own boat or rent one at the marina, there are no speed limits, just no water skiing or personal watercraft allowed.

The region lies along the north-western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range that separates California from the state of Nevada in the east. Vineyards run all the way along this 160-mile (260-km) stretch of mountains, usually at altitudes ranging from 1,000ft to 3,000ft (300–900m) above sea level.

is located in the Sierra Nevada region central part of California. It's about 45 miles southeast of the state capital, Sacramento. Amador County is known for its scenic landscapes, historic charm, and contributions to California's Gold Rush history.

Sutter County is perhaps most renowned for being home to the smallest mountain range in the world, the Sutter Buttes. Sutter County is proud of its agricultural heritage and has the distinction of developing the seedless grape, a product which revolutionized the raisin industry.

Created June 14, 1854. The county is named for Jose Maria Amador, soldier, rancher and miner, who was born in San Francisco in 1794, the son of Sergeant Pedro Amador, a Spanish soldier who settled in California in 1771.