Big Sage Reservoir is an artificial lake in
Modoc County, California
Modoc County () is a county (United States), county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,686 from the 2010 census. This makes it California's third-least ...
and
Modoc National Forest
Modoc National Forest is a National forest (United States), U.S. national forest in Northeastern California.
Geography
The Modoc National Forest protects parts of Modoc County, California, Modoc (82.9% of acreage), Lassen County, California, L ...
. Its waters are impounded by Big Sage Dam, which was completed in .
Hydrology
The lake discharges into Rattlesnake Creek,
[ a tributary of the ]Pit River
The Pit River is a major river draining from northeastern California into the state's Central Valley. The Pit, the Klamath and the Columbia are the only three rivers in the U.S. that cross the Cascade Range.
The longest tributary of the Sa ...
.
Big Sage Dam
Big Sage Dam is an earthen dam long and high, with of freeboard. Hot Springs Valley Irrigation District owns the dam.[
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Recreation
Facilities include a campground and boat ramp, both located just north of the dam.
See also
* List of lakes in California
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occup ...
* List of dams and reservoirs in California
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California.
Dams in service
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Former ...
References
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Modoc National Forest
Reservoirs in Modoc County, California
Reservoirs in California
Reservoirs in Northern California
1921 establishments in California