Lake McCloud
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| Lake McCloud | |
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| Location | Shasta County, California |
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| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | McCloud River |
| Primary outflows | McCloud River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 520 acres (210 ha)[1] |
| Water volume | 35,200 acre-feet |
| Surface elevation | 2,648 ft (807 m)[2] |
| Settlements | McCloud |
Lake McCloud is a reservoir on the McCloud River in Northern California.[3] The lake forms behind an earthen dam finished in 1965 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to control water flows and for generating hydro-electric power.[1] The lake is home to a population of Rainbow and German Brown trout, due in large part to the fact that the lake water temperature stays relatively cold all year.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b NPDP database accessed 2008-01-10
- ^ USGS GNIS: Lake McCloud
- ^ a b Shasta-Trinity National Forest site accessed 2008-01-10.
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