Black Butte Lake

Black Butte Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Black Butte Lake
image_lake = USACE Black Butte Dam and Lake.jpg
caption_lake = Black Butte Dam and Lake
image_bathymetry =
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location = California
coords = coord|39|48|21|N|122|21|28|W|type:waterbody_region:US-CA|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Stony Creek
outflow = Stony Creek
catchment =
basin_countries = United States
length = convert|7|mi|km|1|abbr=on
width =
area = convert|4460|acre|km2|0|abbr=on
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Black Butte Lake is an artificial lake located in Tehama and Glenn Counties, California, USA. The lake was formed from Stony Creek in 1963 upon the completion of Black Butte Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dam is located approximately convert|9|mi|km|1 west of Orland. At full pool, the lake is convert|7|mi|km|1 long and has a shoreline of convert|40|mi|km|1 and a surface area of convert|4460|acre|km2|0. The dam and lake were constructed for flood protection for local towns and agricultural lands.

External links

* [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=CAAEBB&CU_ID=1 Black Butte Lake]


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