Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake, also popularly known as Lake Shasta, is a reservoir in Shasta County, California, United States. It began to store water in 1944 due to the impounding of the Sacramento River by Shasta Dam, the ninth-tallest dam in the US.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: Reservoir behind Shasta Dam in California, United States
- Also known as: “Shasta Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kennett and Shasta Dam.
Kennett
Archaeological site
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Kennett was an important copper mining town in northern California, United States until it was flooded by Shasta Lake while Shasta Dam was being constructed.
Shasta Dam
Dam
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Shasta Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam across the Sacramento River in Northern California in the United States. At 602 feet high, it is the eighth-tallest dam in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain Gate and Shasta Lake.
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 3½ miles east of Shasta Lake.
Shasta Lake
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The city of Shasta Lake, known as Central Valley or CV prior to incorporation, is a city in Shasta County, California, United States. It is the closest settlement to Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake reservoir, which are popular tourist destinations.
Shasta Lake
- Category: 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 Chinese to Spanish—“Shasta Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沙斯塔湖”
- Dutch: “Shasta Lake (meer)”
- Dutch: “Shasta Lake”
- French: “lac Shasta”
- French: “Lac Shasta”
- Hebrew: “אגם שסטה”
- Indonesian: “Danau Shasta”
- Italian: “lago Shasta”
- Japanese: “シャスタ湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shasta-innsjø”
- Russian: “Шаста (водохранилище)”
- Russian: “Шаста”
- Spanish: “Lago Shasta”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Shasta Lake”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coram and Government Camp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Digger Bay and Frost Gulch.
Shasta County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake, and Cottonwood.
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