Bucks Lake

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Bucks Lake
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Bucks Lake
Location Plumas County, California [1]
Coordinates 39°53′05″N121°09′42″W / 39.88472°N 121.16167°W / 39.88472; -121.16167 [1]
Type Reservoir [1]
Primary inflows Bucks Creek [2]
Primary outflows Bucks Creek
Catchment area 29.5 square miles (76 km2) [2]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Managing agency Pacific Gas and Electric Company [2]
Built1928;96 years ago (1928) [2]
Surface area1,827 acres (739 ha) [2]
Surface elevation5,161 feet (1,573 m) [1]

Bucks Lake is a reservoir in Plumas County, California, created in 1928 by the construction of Bucks Storage Dam on Bucks Creek, a tributary of the Feather River. The dam is managed by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bucks Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (A-G)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09. Retrieved September 24, 2012.