Lake Siskiyou
Lake Siskiyou is a reservoir formed by Box Canyon Dam on the Sacramento River, in far northern California, near the town of Mount Shasta, California. It is the site of local recreation, as well as being used for watershed protection and flood control.Photo: USGS, Public domain.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Siskiyou Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Box Canyon Dam.
Box Canyon Dam
Dam
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Box Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Upper Sacramento River impounding Lake Siskiyou reservoir, in Siskiyou County, northern California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Shasta and Shasta Springs.
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is an incorporated town in Siskiyou County in the Shasta Cascades region of California, at the southwestern foot of Mt. Shasta.
Shasta Springs
Hamlet
Photo: Edward H. Mitchell, Public domain.
Shasta Springs was a popular summer resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries on the Upper Sacramento River in northern California. It was located just north of the town of Dunsmuir, and just north of Upper Soda Springs along the Siskiyou Trail. Shasta Springs is situated 4½ miles southeast of Lake Siskiyou.
Dunsmuir
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, California. It is on the upper Sacramento River. Its population is 1,707 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,650 from the 2010 census.
Lake Siskiyou
- Category: body of water
- Location: Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.28072° or 41° 16′ 51″ northLongitude
-122.3389° or 122° 20′ 20″ westElevation
3,186 feet (971 metres)Open location code
84HV7MJ6+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 90306009OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5571378Wikidata ID
Q3215205
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Siskiyou” goes by many names.
- French: “lac Siskiyou”
- French: “Lac Siskiyou”
- Hebrew: “אגם סיסקיו”
- Italian: “lago Siskiyou”
- Welsh: “Llyn Siskiyou”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Siskiyou Beach and Mt. Shasta Resort.
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