| Little Grass Valley Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 The reservoir in 2004, viewed from Bald Mountain. | |
  Little Grass Valley Reservoir | |
| Location | Plumas County, California[1] |
| Coordinates | 39°43′45″N 120°59′25″W / 39.72917°N 120.99028°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | South Fork Feather River, Black Rock Creek, Ice Creek, Pancake Ravine, Kenzie Ravine |
| Primary outflows | South Fork Feather River[2] |
| Catchment area | 25.9 square miles (67 km2)[2] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Surface area | 1,433 acres (580 ha)[2] |
| Average depth | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Water volume | 93,010 acre-feet (114,730,000 m3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 14.5 miles (23.3 km)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 5,036 feet (1,535 m)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Little Grass Valley Reservoir is an artificial lake in Plumas County, California and Plumas National Forest near the Pacific Crest Trail.
The lake's waters are impounded by Little Grass Valley Dam (National ID CA00269), which was completed in 1961.[2]
- ^ a b c "Little Grass Valley Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c d e "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (H-M)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Little Grass Valley Recreation Area" (PDF). Retrieved December 21, 2012.