Lake Siskiyou

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

Satellite view
Lake Siskiyou
with Mount Shasta in the distance.
LocationSiskiyou County, California
Coordinates41°17′00″N 122°20′21″W
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsSacramento River
Primary outflowsSacramento River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.62 mi (2.61 km)
Max. width1.39 mi (2.24 km)
Surface area430 acres (170 ha)[1]
Water volume26,000 acre⋅ft (32,000,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation3,185 ft (971 m)
SettlementsMount Shasta, California

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. 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) October 14, 2010



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