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Lake McCloud

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Lake McCloud
LocationShasta County, California
Coordinates41°07′52″N 122°04′14″W / 41.13111°N 122.07056°W / 41.13111; -122.07056
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsMcCloud River
Primary outflowsMcCloud River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface areaTemplate:Converta[1]
Water volume35,200 acre-feet
Surface elevationTemplate:Converta[2]
SettlementsMcCloud

Lake McCloud is a reservoir on the McCloud River in Northern California.[3] The lake forms behind an earthern dam finished in 1965 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to control water flows and for generating hydro-electric power.[1] The lake is home to a population of Rainbow and German Brown trout, due in large part to the fact that the lake water temperature stays relatively cold all year.[3]

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