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Mountain Meadows Reservoir
Mountain Meadows Reservoir can be seen at right in this satellite image. Lake Almanor at left.
Location of Mountain Meadows Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Mountain Meadows Reservoir in California, USA.
Mountain Meadows Reservoir
Location of Mountain Meadows Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Mountain Meadows Reservoir in California, USA.
Mountain Meadows Reservoir
LocationLassen County, California[1]
Coordinates40°16′11″N 120°57′38″W / 40.26972°N 120.96056°W / 40.26972; -120.96056[1]
Typereservoir
Primary outflowsHamilton Creek[2]
Catchment area163.1 square miles (422 km2)[2]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length5 miles (8.0 km)
Max. width2 miles (3.2 km)
Surface area5,800 acres (2,300 ha)[2]
Water volume24,800 acre-feet (30,600,000 m3)[2]
Surface elevation5,046 feet (1,538 m)[1]
SettlementsWestwood, California

Mountain Meadows Reservoir is an artificial lake, located in Lassen County, California. The lake is also known as Walker Lake.[3] Its waters are impounded by the Indian Ole Dam, which was completed in 1924 (100 years ago) (1924).

  1. ^ a b c "Mountain Meadows Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (H-M)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Mountain Meadows Reservoir Planning Unit" (PDF). Watershed Lands Stewardship Council.

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