Wilson Reservoir
Wilson Reservoir is a reservoir in Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California. Wilson Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Cherokee, as well as near Oregon City.Places of Interest
Highlights include Phantom Falls and Castleberry Covered Bridge.
Phantom Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Ferrettiphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phantom Falls or Coal Canyon Falls is a waterfall at Coal Canyon near Oroville, California, within the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve. The waterfall is 166 feet high and runs off the edge of Coal Canyon, in front of a grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oregon City and Yankee Hill.
Oregon City
Hamlet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oregon City, formerly Bloomingdale and Hengy, is a ghost town located between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California. One of the first mining camps in the county, it was established in the autumn of 1848 by a party of Oregonians, who came to California over the Applegate and Lassen trails.
Yankee Hill
Hamlet
Yankee Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, California. It is located 6.5 miles east-southeast of Paradise, at an elevation of 1982 feet. The population was 260 at the 2020 census. Yankee Hill is situated 5 miles north of Wilson Reservoir.
Big Bend
Hamlet
Big Bend is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2310 feet. A post office operated in Big Bend from 1883 to 1891. Big Bend is situated 6 miles northeast of Wilson Reservoir.
Wilson Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.62521° or 39° 37′ 31″ northLongitude
-121.52696° or 121° 31′ 37″ westElevation
1,368 feet (417 metres)Open location code
84FWJFGF+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 94253895OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5409914
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