California Gazetteer
Whiskeytown Lake is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Shasta County. The primary coordinates for Whiskeytown Lake places it within the CA 96095 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Whiskeytown Lake |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Reservoir |
| Description: | Located 14.5 km (9 mi) west of Redding. (US-T121) 3458 acres in size. |
| History: | Created as part of the Trinity River Division of the Central Valley Project in December 1963; designed to divert water from the Trinity River basin to the Sacramento River. Named for the village of Whiskeytown which was inundated by the creation of the reservoir. (US-T121) |
| County: | Shasta County |
| Latitude: | 40.6257764 |
| Longitude: | -122.5591579 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Whiskeytown Lake: Whiskeytown Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Whiskeytown Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Shasta, CA
(3.9 miles ESE) Keswick, CA (4.9 miles E) French Gulch, CA (6.7 miles NW) Igo, CA (8.3 miles S) Centerville, CA (8.4 miles SSE) |
Redding, CA
(9.2 miles ESE) Shasta Lake, CA (10.6 miles ENE) Ono, CA (10.9 miles SSW) Happy Valley, CA (13.2 miles SSE) Mountain Gate, CA (13.5 miles ENE) |
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Whiskeytown, CA
(< 0.1 mile) Paige Bar, CA (3.1 miles SSE) Iron Mountain, CA (3.6 miles NNE) Minnesota, CA (4.5 miles NE) Kett, CA (5.1 miles ESE) |
Matheson, CA
(5.8 miles ENE) Motion, CA (6.1 miles ENE) Buckeye, CA (8.5 miles E) Coram, CA (8.5 miles NE) Newtown, CA (8.8 miles ENE) |
