Indian Valley Reservoir facts for kids
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 Indian Valley Reservoir
Location in California
Indian Valley Reservoir
Location in the United States
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| Location | Lake County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°04′50″N 122°32′05″W / 39.08045°N 122.5347°W |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | North Fork of Cache Creek Stanton Creek |
| Primary outflows | North Fork of Cache Creek |
| Catchment area | 122 sq mi (320 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) |
| Water volume | 301,000 acre⋅ft (371,000,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Indian Valley Reservoir is a man-made lake in Lake County, California, 27 miles (43 km) west of Williams near State Route 20.
The 301,000 acre⋅ft (371,000,000 m3) capacity reservoir was created by the construction of the Indian Valley Dam across the north fork of Cache Creek in 1975. The 965 ft (294 m) long and 201 ft (61 m) high earth-fill dam was built for water storage, irrigation and flood control. Although the reservoir is in Lake County, it was built by neighboring Yolo County, who own all water rights to the 300,600 acre-feet (370,800,000 m3) of water. The dam includes a hydroelectric plant. The cost of the dam and reservoir exceeded $9 million and were funded in part by two bond issues.
Recreation area
The reservoir is in the Bureau of Land Management's Walker Ridge Recreation Area. All types of recreation are allowed, including boating, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding.
There are two primitive boat/hike-in campgrounds, Blue Oaks and Kowalski.
The area's flora and fauna include manzanita, oak and pine trees, blacktail deer, black bear, and wild turkey. Rare plants such as the Indian Valley Brodiaea and Adobe lily grow here.
