Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in Shasta Cascade by altitude
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > California > Shasta Cascade > - Compared by Highest Altitude/Elevation in feet.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 lakes.
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Lake description |
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Bucks Lake (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
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 (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
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 (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
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 (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
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 (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
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 (California, Shasta Cascade, USA, West) |
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, USA, West) |
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.… |