Lake Britton

Lake Britton is a reservoir located in Shasta County, California. It is known for its wide variety of bass and trout. Its main body is situated to the west of State Route 89, and is mostly surrounded by PG&E Land, Forest Service Land, and McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. Along the north shore lies North Shore and Dusty Campgrounds. It is fed by the Pit River and has tributaries of Clark Creek, Burney Creek, and Hat Creek and is impounded by the Pit #3 Dam.

Lake Britton
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Location	Shasta County, California[1][2]
Coordinates	41.0218°N 121.6753°W / 41.0218; -121.6753[2]
Type	Reservoir[2]
Primary inflows	Pit River
Primary outflows	Pit River[1]
Catchment area	4,700 square miles (12,000 km2)[1]
Basin countries	United States
Water volume	34,600 acre-feet (42,700,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation	2,717 feet (828 m)[2]

A bridge, owned by the Great Shasta Rail Trail, which spans Lake Britton (just east of Hwy 89) was used for the railroad bridge scene in the 1986 film Stand By Me.^[3]

See also

• List of lakes in California

References

1. "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (N-S)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
2. "Lake Britton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. Paul, Alex (July 20, 2016). "Bend Attorney Helped Drive 'Stand By Me' Train". Albany Democrat-Herald. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2022.; special section, pp. S3, S8.

External links

Media related to Lake Britton at Wikimedia Commons