Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in Shasta Cascade Region, CA by altitude
While lake levels can flucuate frequently based on several circumstances, the altitude/elevation of a lake is based on its normal water level, measured by the lake’s surface distance above sea level. For a reservoir, this water level is also known as “full pond” or “full pool”.Low lake levels can occur due to deliberate seasonal draw downs for irrigation or impending snow melt, reduced water inflows, drought and evaporation, residential or commercial water demands, and hydropower generation. Some lakes’ minimum and maximum elevations are virtually the same. Lakes that generate hydropower may vary by several feet – according to power demand. Lakes whose primary purpose is to prevent flooding can seasonally vary by 100 feet or more. When some lakes reach their minimum elevation, their boat ramps may not be long enough to permit boat access – and boats docked on shallow parts of the lake may end up on dry ground. In those cases, kayakers and shore-based anglers may be among the few happy recreational users of the lake.
A lake’s highest water level, measured by the lake’s surface distance above sea level, that can occur during flooding. A lake’s highest possible maximum elevation is usually the top of the lake’s dam or spillway. At lakes that include residential development, government regulations usually forbid the construction of homes below a lake’s maximum elevation.
You can find many of the world’s highest-elevated lakes on LakeLubbers. Lakes with the lowest elevations (known by LakeLubbers) are shown on the final page of that list. Note: For some lakes, "Altitude/Elevation" data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 12 articles we have published for Shasta Cascade Region, CA lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > California > Shasta Cascade Region, CA > Compared by highest altitude/elevation in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Shasta Cascade Region, CA, only the 12 Shasta Cascade Region, CA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Elevation in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Bucks Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
5,157 ft | A peregrine falcon, perched in the top of a silvery, windswept pine, watches a sailboat tack back and forth across the clear cool water of Bucks Lake. … |
| Clear Lake Reservoir, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
4,552 ft | Located in Modoc County, California near the Oregon border, Clear Lake Reservoir stands statuesque among the surrounding hills and plains. The origina … |
| Lake Almanor, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
4,494 ft | One of the largest artificial lakes in the state, Lake Almanor lays claim to approximately 28,000 acres of northeastern California. The lake was creat … |
| Whiskeytown Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1,220 ft | Pristine Whiskeytown Lake is located 8 miles west of Redding in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, a portion of the larger Shasta-Trinity Recre … |
| Shasta Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1,076 ft | Shasta Lake, one of the largest lakes in California, is an outdoor paradise of fresh blue water, awe-inspiring caverns, investigative trails, first cl … |
| Lake Oroville, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
900 ft | Also known as Oroville Reservoir Lake Oroville, snuggled into the Sierra Nevada Foothills about 75 miles north of Sacramento, is one of northern California’s favorite playgrounds. Boa … |
| Eagle Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
92 ft | Eagle Lake, located in Lassen County about 15 miles north of Susanville, California, is one of the largest natural lakes within the state boundaries. … |