Rivers in Yolo County

Information about rivers passing through in Yolo County, Northern California

Cache Creek

87 mile long river located in three California counaties: Yolo County, Lake County, and Colusa County. Cache Creek begins at Clear Lake. The Capay Diversion Dam located west of the town of Capay diverts water for distribution to Yolo County using a network of canals.

Attractions:
- Cache Creek Regional Park
- Cache Creek Natural Area

Activities
- River Rafting

Source
- Clear Lake

Dams
- Cache Creek Dam (5 miles downstream of Clearlake)
- Capay Diversion Dam (2 miles above town of Capay)

Lakes
- Indian Valley Reservoir (6 miles by 1 mile)
- Chapman Reservoir (2i80 acre feet, north ofwinters)

Wikipedia "Cache Creek" Article

Putah Creek

(coming soon)

Sacramento River

(coming soon)

Resources

Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
195,000 acre flood control district that includes the Yolo County towns of Capay, Davis, Esparto, Madison, Winters and Woodland. The district's facilities include three dams, two hydroelectric plants, two reservoirs, and more then 15 miles of canals.

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Other Attractions in Yolo County

Yolo County Travel Guide

Sacramento Valley of California

Gold Country | California Delta | Wine Country

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