Mary Lake (California)

Mary Lake is a small freshwater human-made lake in Redding, California, United States. It is located near the Mary Lake Subdivision on the west side of Redding off Buenaventura Boulevard.^[3] Its inflow and outflow is Jenny Creek, which flows into the Sacramento River.

Mary Lake
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Location	Shasta County, California
Coordinates	40°34′30″N 122°25′58″W[1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Jenny Creek [2]
Primary outflows	Jenny Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	722 ft (220 m) [1]
Settlements	Redding, California

Mary Lake was previously known as Falks Lake.^[1]

Ecology

In 2001 the City of Redding lowered the lake, removed 2/3 of the dead trees and added microbes that compete naturally with algae growth, restoring the water to its picturesque appearance of years ago.^[3] In 2009, as many as five beaver living in the lake and Jenny Creek were violently killed, perhaps by rock throwing youths.^[4][5]

See also

• List of lakes in California