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(Redirected from Indian Valley Dam) Reservoirre in California, United States
Indian Valley Reservoir
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LocationLake County, California, United States
Coordinates39°04′50″N 122°32′05″W / 39.08045°N 122.5347°W / 39.08045; -122.5347
Lake typeReservoirre
Primary inflowsNorth Fork of Cache Creek
Stanton Creek
Primary outflowsNorth Fork of Cache Creek
Catchment area122 sq mi (320 km)
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyYolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
Max. length10 km (6.2 mi)
Max. width2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area4,000 acres (1,600 ha)
Water volume301,000 acre⋅ft (371,000,000 m)
Shore length35 km (22 mi)
Surface elevation433 m (1,421 ft)
Websiteycfcwcd.org/indian-valley-reservoir/
ReferencesU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Valley Reservoir
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Bartlett Springs Road near Indian Valley Reservoir. January 2016.

Indian Valley Reservoir is a human-made lake in Lake County, California, 27 miles (43 km) west of Williams, United States, near State Route 20.

The 301,000 acre⋅ft (371,000,000 m) capacity reservoir was created by the construction of the Indian Valley Dam across the north fork of Cache Creek in 1975 (50 years ago) (1975). The 965 ft (294 m) long and 201 ft (61 m) high earth-fill dam was built for water storage, irrigation and flood control. Although the reservoir is in Lake County, it was built by neighboring Yolo County, which owns all water rights to the 300,600 acre-feet (370,800,000 m) of water. The dam includes a hydroelectric plant. The cost of the dam and reservoir exceeded $9 million and were funded in part by two bond issues.

Recreation area

The reservoir is in the Bureau of Land Management's Walker Ridge Recreation Area. All types of recreation are allowed, including boating, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding.

There are two primitive boat/hike-in campgrounds, Blue Oaks and Kowalski.

The area's flora and fauna include manzanita, oak and pine trees, blacktail deer, black bear, and wild turkey. Rare plants such as the Indian Valley Brodiaea and Adobe lily grow here.

Fluctuations in water level vary by year as seen at the boat ramp at the northern end of the lake.

See also

References

  1. Department of Water Resources (2009). "Station Meta Data: Indian Valley Reservoir (INV)". California Data Exchange Center. State of California. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

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