Mary Lake (California)

Mary Lake
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Location	Shasta County, California
Coordinates	40°34′30″N122°25′58″W / 40.57500°N 122.43278°W / 40.57500; -122.43278 [1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Jenny Creek [2]
Primary outflows	Jenny Creek
Basin  countries	United States
Surface elevation	722 ft (220 m) [1]
Settlements	Redding, California

Mary Lake is a small freshwater human-made lake in Redding, California, United States. It is located near the Mary Lake Subdivision on the west side of Redding off Buenaventura Boulevard. ^[3] Its inflow and outflow is Jenny Creek, which flows into the Sacramento River.

Mary Lake was previously known as Falks Lake. ^[1]

Ecology

In 2001 the City of Redding lowered the lake, removed 2/3 of the dead trees and added microbes that compete naturally with algae growth, restoring the water to its picturesque appearance of years ago. ^[3] In 2009, as many as five beaver living in the lake and Jenny Creek were violently killed, perhaps by rock throwing youths. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of lakes in California

References

1. "Falks Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Jenny Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Mary Lake". City of Redding. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
4. Ryan Sabalow (2009-05-09). "Beavers found dead at Redding's Mary Lake". Redding Record Searchlight. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
5. Brad Garbutt (2010-04-02). "Turtle Hunters Outrage Mary Lake Park Visitors". Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-08-25.