Englebright Lake

Englebright Lake
Harry L. Englebright Lake
Aerial view of dam and lake
Aerial view of dam and lake
Location of Englebright Lake in California, USA.
Location of Englebright Lake in California, USA.
Englebright Lake
Location of Englebright Lake in California, USA.
Location of Englebright Lake in California, USA.
Englebright Lake
LocationNevada County / Yuba County, California, United States
Coordinates39°14′25″N 121°16′13″W / 39.24028°N 121.27028°W / 39.24028; -121.27028
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area815 acres (330 ha)

Englebright Lake is an 815 acre reservoir on the Yuba River, impounded by Englebright Dam, in the Sierra Nevada, Northern California, United States.[1] The reservoir stores 45,000 acre feet of water with nearly 24 miles of shoreline.[1]

It is located in Yuba County and Nevada County. The boat launch and marina, named Skippers Cove, are located in Smartsville. It is located in between Grass Valley and Marysville.[1] The reservoir, as well as the dam, were named for former U.S. Representative Harry L. Englebright, who represented the district in which Englebright is located.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory[2] for the Englebright Lake based on levels of mercury found in fish caught here.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Englebright Lake and Dam--- important to you? Please consider your neighbors' opinions and these dam facts". CABPRO Report. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  2. ^ Advisory
  3. ^ Admin, OEHHA (2014-12-30). "Englebright Lake". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-12.