| Trinity Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Trinity County, California |
| Coordinates | |
| Primary inflows | Trinity River |
| Primary outflows | Trinity River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Water volume | 2,447,650 acre-feet (3. Trinity County is a large rugged and mountainous heavily forested county located in the northwestern portion of the U In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The Trinity River is the longest tributary of the Klamath River, approximately long in northwestern California in the United States. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Trinity River is the longest tributary of the Klamath River, approximately long in northwestern California in the United States. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, An acre-foot is a unit of Volume commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources such as reservoirs, Aqueducts 02 km³) |
| Surface elevation | 2,387 ft (728 m) |
Trinity Lake, previously called Clair Engle Lake, is a lake on the Trinity River formed by the Trinity Dam and located in Trinity County, California, The dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the The Trinity River is the longest tributary of the Klamath River, approximately long in northwestern California in the United States. Trinity Dam is an earth Dam on the Trinity River that forms Trinity Lake near Weaverville California. Trinity County is a large rugged and mountainous heavily forested county located in the northwestern portion of the U The Bureau of Reclamation (formerly the United States Reclamation Service) is an agency under the U The lake has a capacity of 2,447,650 acre-feet (3. An acre-foot is a unit of Volume commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources such as reservoirs, Aqueducts 02 km³), making it one of the largest reservoirs in California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The lake's surface is at an elevation of 2370 feet. Trinity Lake captures and stores water for the Central Valley Project, which provides the Central Valley with water for irrigation and produces hydroelectric power. The Central Valley Project (CVP is a federal water project undertaken by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1935 as a long-term plan to use water in California's Central Valley The Central Valley is a large flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water This lake is known for its many small arms, glassy inlets and great water skiing conditions.
After the death in office of California United States Senator Clair Engle in 1964, the lake was renamed in his honor, but this name never received wide currency, particularly with local residents, and the name eventually was officially reverted to the widely-used original one. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Clair Engle (September 21 1911 &ndash July 30 1964 was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from California Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Asking a local resident for directions to "Clair Engle Lake" may result in a prank, in which the unsuspecting individual is sent to the local sewage treatment facility.
External links
- BOR: Central Valley Operations Office
- California Department of Water Resources: Trinity Lake Reservoir Up-to-Date Data
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