Shaver Lake
Reservoir in Fresno County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Shaver Lake (disambiguation).
Shaver Lake is an artificial lake on Stevenson Creek, in the Sierra National Forest of Fresno County, California. At elevation 5,500 ft (1,700 m), several smaller streams also flow into the lake, and it receives water from the tunnels of Southern California Edison's Big Creek Hydroelectric Project.[2] The town Shaver Lake is located on its south-west shore.
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Location | Sierra National Forest Fresno County, California |
Coordinates | 37.12597°N 119.29075°W / 37.12597; -119.29075 |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Stevenson Creek |
Primary outflows | Stevenson Creek Big Creek |
Catchment area | 29.3 sq mi (76 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | Southern California Edison |
Surface area | 2,177 acres (881 ha) |
Average depth | 19.9 m (65 ft) [1] |
Max. depth | 54.9 m (180 ft) [1] |
Water volume | 135,283 acre⋅ft (166,869 dam3) |
Surface elevation | 5,500 ft (1,700 m) |
Settlements | Shaver Lake Shaver Lake Heights |
References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shaver Lake |
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