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.
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) |
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) |