Lake type Reservoir Max. length 10 km (6.2 mi) Surface elevation 433 m Length 10 km Catchment area 316 km² Outflow location Cache Creek | Basin countries United States Max. width 2 km (1.2 mi) Area 16.19 km² Width 2 km Inflow source Cache Creek | |
Primary inflows Primary outflows North Fork of Cache Creek | ||
Indian valley reservoir fpv trip
Indian Valley Reservoir is a manmade lake in Lake County, California, 27 miles (43 km) west of Williams near State Route 20.
Contents
- Indian valley reservoir fpv trip
- Map of Indian Valley Reservoir California USA
- Flight over indian valley reservoir after draining
- Recreation areaEdit
- References
Map of Indian Valley Reservoir, California, USA
The 301,000 acre·ft (371,000,000 m3) capacity reservoir was created by the construction of the Indian Valley Dam across the north fork of Cache Creek in 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, who own all water rights to the 300,600 acre feet (370,800,000 m3) 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.
Flight over indian valley reservoir after draining
Recreation areaEdit
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.