Lake McCloud facts for kids
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Looking north over McCloud Reservoir
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 Lake McCloud
Location in California
Lake McCloud
Location in the United States
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| Location | Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41°07′52″N 122°04′14″W / 41.13111°N 122.07056°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | McCloud River |
| Primary outflows | McCloud River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 520 acres (210 ha) |
| Water volume | 35,200 acre⋅ft (0.0434 km3) |
| Surface elevation | 2,648 ft (807 m) |
| Settlements | McCloud |
Lake McCloud is a reservoir on the McCloud River in Northern California. 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. 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.
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.
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