Mountain Meadows Reservoir
Reservoir in Lassen County, California
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Mountain Meadows Reservoir is an artificial lake, located in Lassen County, California. The lake is also known as Walker Lake.[3] Its waters are impounded by the Indian Ole Dam, which was completed in 1924.
| Mountain Meadows Reservoir | |
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Mountain Meadows Reservoir can be seen at right in this satellite image. Lake Almanor at left. | |
  Mountain Meadows Reservoir Location within California  Mountain Meadows Reservoir Location within the United States | |
| Location | Lassen County, California[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°16′11″N 120°57′38″W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Hamilton Creek[2] | |
| 163.1 square miles (422 km2)[2] | |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 5 miles (8.0 km) |
| Max. width | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
Surface area | 5,800 acres (2,300 ha)[2] |
Water volume | 24,800 acre-feet (30,600,000 m3)[2] |
Surface elevation | 5,046 feet (1,538 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Westwood, California |
Hydrology
The lake is fed by Robbers Creek, Goodrich Creek, Duffy Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Mountain Meadows Creek, Greenville Creek, and Deerheart Creek. It discharges into Hamilton Creek,[2] which feeds Lake Almanor.
Indian Ole Dam
Indian Ole Dam is a flashboard and buttress dam, it is 264 feet (80 m) long and 26 feet (7.9 m) high, with 8 feet (2.4 m) of freeboard. Pacific Gas and Electric Company owns the dam[2] and manages the surrounding lands.[3]