• The Nut House was lost, capsized off the shore of Tuolumne County’s Don Pedro Reservoir. The overloaded houseboat had been for the dozens aboard her Saturday for the lake’s annual Poker Run, three.
• Don Pedro Lake is unique for its construction in a canyon carved out by the Tuolumne River, about 830 to 900 feet above sea level in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Stanislaus National Forest. You pass this lovely lake going to Yosemite National Park, just about 45 minutes away, through rolling hills covered with oak trees.
• #47 Don Pedro Reservoir Lake Updated: 2019-09-18 Don Pedro Reservoir, also known as Lake Don Pedro, is a reservoir formed by the construction of the New Don Pedro Dam across the Tuolumne River in the Stanislaus National Forest of Tuolumne County, California, United States. Distance: 16.0 mi.
• MOUNTAIN AREA — Smoke from the Railroad and South Fork Fire burning in both Madera/Mariposa Counties, the Empire Fire burning in Mariposa County, the Pier Fire burning in Tulare County, and all other surrounding wildfires have the potential to affect air quality throughout the entire San Joaquin Valley and foothills above, prompting Air District officials to issue a health cautionary.

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. — A three-story houseboat sunk in a Tuolumne County lake during a poker event after the vessel became overloaded from too many people on one side, authorities said.

The houseboat, which was near the shore on Lake Don Pedro in the Mexican Gulch area, was being used Saturday as a check-in station for a poker run event, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office said.

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At some point, too many people were on one side of the boat, causing it to tip over and take on water, the sheriff's office said. Photos shared by officials show more than half the houseboat submerged.

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A pontoon boat tied to the side of the houseboat also capsized and sank.

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Everyone was able to get off the vessel before the sheriff's office's boating enforcement unit arrived. No injuries were reported, the sheriff's office said.