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Whiskeytown Lake
Location of Whiskeytown Lake in California, USA.
Location of Whiskeytown Lake in California, USA.
Whiskeytown Lake
Location of Whiskeytown Lake in California, USA.
Location of Whiskeytown Lake in California, USA.
Whiskeytown Lake
LocationShasta County, California
Coordinates40°35′58″N 122°32′28″W / 40.59944°N 122.54111°W / 40.59944; -122.54111
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsClear Creek
Primary outflowsClear Creek
Catchment area203 sq mi (530 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area3,458 acres (1,399 ha)
Water volume241,100 acre⋅ft (297.4 Gl)
Surface elevation366 m (1,201 ft)

Whiskeytown Lake is a reservoir in Shasta County in northwestern California, United States, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Redding. The lake is in the Whiskeytown Unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area.

Whiskeytown Lake has a capacity of 241,100 acre⋅ft (297.4 Gl) and is formed by Whiskeytown Dam on Clear Creek. Additional water comes from Lewiston Reservoir, supplied by the Trinity River, via the Clear Creek Tunnel, which comes from the bottom of Lewiston Lake.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a safe eating advisory for any fish caught in the Whiskeytown Lake due to elevated levels of mercury.[1]

  1. ^ OEHHA, Admin (2019-03-12). "Whiskeytown Lake". oehha.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-19.

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