Plumas Lake, California

Plumas Lake, California (ZIP code: 95961 and area code 530) is a master-planned exurb located convert|30|mi|km north of the City of Sacramento on the Feather River, just prior to its confluence with the Bear River and the Sacramento River. Construction of homes began early in 2003, and at full build-out the city will have roughly 12,000 homes and 36,000 residents. The community (which is unincorporated) is located about convert|10|mi|km south of the city of Marysville in southern Yuba County. It lies at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m).

Many individuals and agencies (including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) in the area were opposed to the construction of this project due to the history of severe (15+ feet of standing water) flooding. Notable floods in the area occurred in 1986 and 1997. The flood risk in the area has been exacerbated by hydraulic mining which occurred in the Yuba River watershed upstream of the region. Mine tailings wound up in the river beds and were then transported into the Sacramento Valley, where they accumulated in the river channels and reduced their conveyance capacities. This mining activity was part of the Gold Rush of California.

Education & Community Services

The southern part of Plumas Lake is served by the Plumas Elementary School District (K-8) and the Wheatland Union High School District (9-12). The northern part of the community is served by the Marysville Joint Unified School District (K-12).

Plumas Lake is served by the Linda Fire Protection District and the Olivehurst Public Utility District.

Politics

In the state legislature Plumas Lake is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Sam Aanestad, and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Rick Keene. Federally, Plumas Lake is located in California's 2nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +13 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10] and is represented by Republican Wally Herger.

References

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External links

* [http://www.plumaslakelife.com/ Plumas Lake Community Website]
* [http://www.plusd.org/ Plumas Lake School District]
* [http://www.plumaslakemoms.com/ Plumas Lake Mom's Group]
* [http://www.plysa.org/ Plumas Lake Youth Sports]
* [http://www.plumaslakeweather.com/ Plumas Lake Live Weather and Scanner Feed]