Lake McCloud

Lake McCloud
Looking north over McCloud Reservoir
Location Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates 41°07′52″N 122°04′14″W / 41.13111°N 122.07056°W / 41.13111; -122.07056Coordinates: 41°07′52″N 122°04′14″W / 41.13111°N 122.07056°W / 41.13111; -122.07056
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⋅ft (0.0434 km3)
Surface elevation 2,648 ft (807 m)[2]
Settlements McCloud
References [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 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 high, 630 feet long at its crest, and impounds a maximum capacity of 35,200 acre-feet.[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. 1 2 NPDP database Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 2008-01-10
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake McCloud
  3. 1 2 Shasta-Trinity National Forest site accessed 2008-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  • "Lake McCloud". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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