Lake Siskiyou

Lake Siskiyou
with Mount Shasta in the distance.
Location Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates 41°17′00″N 122°20′21″W / 41.28333°N 122.33917°W / 41.28333; -122.33917Coordinates: 41°17′00″N 122°20′21″W / 41.28333°N 122.33917°W / 41.28333; -122.33917
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Sacramento River
Primary outflows Sacramento River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 430 acres (170 ha)[1]
Water volume 26,000 acre⋅ft (32,000,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation 3,185 ft (971 m)
Settlements Mount Shasta, California

Lake Siskiyou is a reservoir formed by Box Canyon Dam[1] on the Sacramento River, in far northern California, near the town of Azalea, California.[2] It is the site of local recreation, as well as being used for watershed protection and flood control.

Satellite view

Wagon Creek Bridge

In Late 2010 a walking bridge over the wagon creek inlet was completed, finishing a trail that wraps around the entire lake. The cost of the bridge was $2.8 Million, funding was obtained from the McConnell Foundation, The State of California and federal stimulus funds. The McConnell Foundation also provided funds for the Sundial Bridge in Redding, California.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Box Canyon Dam Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. NPDP Dam Directory. Accessed 2008-01-04.
  2. ↑ Map of Lake Siskiyou accessed 2008-01-04.
  3. ↑ Redding Searchlight "Wagon Creek bridge will open Tuesday" "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-29. October 14, 2010
  • "Lake Siskiyou". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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