Lake Siskiyou
Reservoir in Siskiyou County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Lake Siskiyou | |
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Location | Siskiyou County, California |
Coordinates | 41°17′00″N 122°20′21″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Sacramento River |
Primary outflows | Sacramento River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 1.62 mi (2.61 km) |
Max. width | 1.39 mi (2.24 km) |
Surface area | 430 acres (170 ha)[1] |
Water volume | 26,000 acre⋅ft (32,000,000 m3)[1] |
Surface elevation | 3,185 ft (971 m) |
Settlements | Mount Shasta, California |
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