Lake Pillsbury
Reservoir in Lake County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the lake in New York, see Pillsbury Lake.
Lake Pillsbury is a lake in the Mendocino National Forest of Lake County, California, created from the Eel River and Hull Mountain watershed by Scott Dam. Elevation is 1,818 ft (554 m) with 65 mi (105 km) of shoreline and covering 2,003 acres (811 ha).[1] Activities in the Lake Pillsbury Recreation Area include powerboating, fishing, swimming, sailing, picnicking, hiking and hang gliding. There are two main access roads to the lake. At the north end of the lake is a small gravel airstrip. About 400 vacation cabins including National Forest Recreational Residences (private cabin leases of public lands) ring the lake.
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Location | Mendocino National Forest Lake County, California |
Coordinates | 39.4072°N 122.9575°W / 39.4072; -122.9575 |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Eel River |
Primary outflows | Eel River |
Catchment area | 289 sq mi (750 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 2,000 acres (810 ha) |
Water volume | 80,500 acre⋅ft (99,300,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 65 mi (105 km) |
Surface elevation | 1,818 ft (554 m) |
References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Pillsbury |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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