Scotts Flat Reservoir
Scotts Flat Reservoir is an artificial lake in the Tahoe National Forest of Nevada County, California, 6.5 miles east of Nevada City. The lake is at an elevation of 3,100 ft and has a surface area of 850 acres, with 7.5 miles of shoreline lined with pine trees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Travisthurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willow Valley and Blue Tent.
Willow Valley
Hamlet
Willow Valley is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. Willow Valley is located 6.5 miles south-southwest of North Bloomfield. It lies at an elevation of 2746 feet.
Blue Tent
Hamlet
Blue Tent was a historic 19th century gold mining community located about 6 miles northeast of Nevada City, California. Its approximate location was at the intersection of North Bloomfield Road and Blue Tent School Road. It was part of Nevada Township.
Lake City
Hamlet
Lake City is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3,300 feet about 10 miles northeast of Nevada City as the crow flies, and about 3 miles southeast of North Columbia, and 3 miles southwest of North Bloomfield. Lake City is situated 6 miles north of Scotts Flat Reservoir.
Scotts Flat Reservoir
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.28039° or 39° 16′ 49″ northLongitude
-120.9151° or 120° 54′ 54″ westElevation
3,071 feet (936 metres)Open location code
84FX73JM+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 93196779OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=reservoirOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Scotts Flat Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Scotts Flat Reservoir”
- French: “Scotts Flat Reservoir”
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