Type reservoir Basin countries United States Area 13.94 km² Population 45 (2010) | Primary outflows Big Grizzly Creek Elevation 1,794 m Zip code 96137 Area code 530 | |
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Location Plumas County, California Primary inflows Catchment area 44 square miles (110 km) | ||
Lake Davis is an artificial lake in Plumas County, California near the Sierra Nevada community of Portola. Its waters are impounded by Grizzly Valley Dam, which was completed in 1966. The lake is named for Lester T. Davis (1906-1952).
Contents
- Map of Lake Davis CA 96122 USA
- Lake davis pike eradication project sept 2007
- HydrologyEdit
- Grizzly Valley DamEdit
- RecreationEdit
- Northern pikeEdit
- References
Map of Lake Davis, CA 96122, USA
Lake davis pike eradication project sept 2007
HydrologyEdit
The lake discharges into Big Grizzly Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River.
Grizzly Valley DamEdit
Grizzly Valley Dam is an earth-and-rock dam 800 feet (240 m) long and 115 feet (35 m) high, with 10 feet (3.0 m) of freeboard. The California Department of Water Resources owns the dam.
RecreationEdit
Located in Plumas National Forest, Lake Davis is the centerpiece of the Lake Davis Recreation Area, which supports boating, campground camping, cross-country skiing, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, picnicking, snowmobiling, swimming, and wildlife viewing.
Northern pikeEdit
During 1996-97 Lake Davis was in the national spotlight due to controversy over northern pike and the possibility of poisoning the lake. Following an explosion of the pike population, and the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) decided to treat the reservoir with rotenone, a naturally occurring poison deadly to gilled creatures.
In September 2007, the DFG again attempted to eradicate northern pike by lowering the water level and treating the remaining water with rotenone. DFG feared that pike might escape the lake and enter the Sacramento River system, potentially harming native anadromous fish species such as steelhead and salmon. The effort was controversial because pike are popular gamefish and considerable effort had already been spent on unsuccessful attempts to rid the lake of pike using explosives, nets, shocking, and poison.
Late in 2009, pike began showing up again in angler catches.