| Whiskeytown Lake | |
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  Whiskeytown Lake  Whiskeytown Lake | |
| Location | Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40°35′58″N 122°32′28″W / 40.59944°N 122.54111°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Clear Creek |
| Primary outflows | Clear Creek |
| Catchment area | 203 sq mi (530 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3,458 acres (1,399 ha) |
| Water volume | 241,100 acre⋅ft (297.4 Gl) |
| Surface elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Whiskeytown Lake is a reservoir in Shasta County in northwestern California, United States, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Redding. The lake is in the Whiskeytown Unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area.
Whiskeytown Lake has a capacity of 241,100 acre⋅ft (297.4 Gl) and is formed by Whiskeytown Dam on Clear Creek. Additional water comes from Lewiston Reservoir, supplied by the Trinity River, via the Clear Creek Tunnel, which comes from the bottom of Lewiston Lake.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a safe eating advisory for any fish caught in the Whiskeytown Lake due to elevated levels of mercury.[1]
- ^ OEHHA, Admin (2019-03-12). "Whiskeytown Lake". oehha.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-19.