Lake McCloud

Reservoir in Siskiyou County, California
41°07′52″N 122°04′14″W / 41.13111°N 122.07056°W / 41.13111; -122.07056TypeReservoirPrimary inflowsMcCloud RiverPrimary outflowsMcCloud RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area520 acres (210 ha)[1]Water volume35,200 acre⋅ft (0.0434 km3)Surface elevation2,648 ft (807 m)[2]SettlementsMcCloudReferences[2]
Satellite view

Lake McCloud is a reservoir on the McCloud River in Northern California.[3] The lake forms behind an earthen dam finished in 1965 (59 years ago) (1965) by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to control water flows and for generating hydro-electric power.[1] McCloud Dam (National ID # CA00416) is 235 feet (72 m) high, 630 feet (190 m) long at its crest, and impounds a maximum capacity of 35,200 acre-feet (43,400,000 m3).[4]

The lake is home to a population of rainbow and brown trout, due in large part to the fact that the lake water temperature stays relatively cold all year.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b NPDP database Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed 2008-01-10
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake McCloud
  3. ^ a b Shasta-Trinity National Forest site accessed 2008-01-10.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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