McCloud River
The McCloud River is a 77.1-mile long river that flows east of and parallel to the upper Sacramento River, in Siskiyou County and Shasta County in northern California in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in California, United States
- Also known as: “McCloud’s Fork”, “McLeod’s Fork”, and “McLoud River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pit River Bridge and Lake Shasta Caverns.
Pit River Bridge
Bridge
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The Pit River Bridge is a double deck, deck truss, road and rail bridge over Shasta Lake in Shasta County, California. The bridge, carrying Interstate 5 on its upper deck and Union Pacific Railroad on its lower deck, was built in 1942 as part of the construction of the Shasta Dam/Shasta Lake reservoir system.
Lake Shasta Caverns
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The Lake Shasta Caverns are a network of caves located near the McCloud arm of Shasta Lake in California. It was formerly named Chalk Cave and Baird Cave, named after Spencer Fullerton Baird. Lake Shasta Caverns is situated 2½ miles north of McCloud River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holiday Harbor Resort and O’Brien.
Holiday Harbor Resort
Hamlet
Holiday Harbor Resort is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles north of McCloud River.
O’Brien
Hamlet
O'Brien is an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California, United States. O'Brien is located along Interstate 5 16 miles north of Redding. O'Brien has a post office with ZIP code 96070, which was established in 1945. O’Brien is situated 3 miles north of McCloud River.
Mountain Gate
Hamlet
Mountain Gate is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. Mountain Gate sits at an elevation of 915 feet. Its population is 815 as of the 2020 census, down from 943 from the 2010 census. Mountain Gate is situated 4 miles south of McCloud River.
McCloud River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“McCloud River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “McCloud”
- Cebuano: “McCloud River”
- Chinese: “麥克勞德河”
- Finnish: “McCloudin joki”
- French: “McCloud”
- Hebrew: “מקלאוד”
- Irish: “Abhainn McCloud”
- Japanese: “マクラウド川”
- Venetian: “McCloud”
- Welsh: “Afon McCloud”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Portal Inn and Lakeview Resort.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turntable Bay and Allie Cove.
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