Campground in California
Millerton Lake is located in the southern portion of California's Central Valley in Fresno and Madera counties. The lake lies in the upper San Joaquin River Watershed. Its main purposes are reclamation, flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Millerton Lake was created in 1944 by Friant Dam, which was completed in 1942. The lake has a storage capacity of 520,500 acre-feet and supplies Central Valley Project water users. It covers 4900 acres when full. The lake and the majority of adjacent lands are owned by the Federal Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Land within the project area is managed by Reclamation and California State Parks, which operates Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (SRA).