Black Butte Lake is an artificial lake located in Tehama and Glenn counties in the U.S. state of California.[2] The lake was formed from Stony Creek in 1963 upon the completion of Black Butte Dam[1] by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dam is located approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) west of Orland. At full pool, the lake is 7 miles (11.3 km) long and has a shoreline of 40 miles (64.4 km) and a surface area of 4,460 acres (18 km2). The dam and lake were constructed for flood protection for local towns and agricultural lands.
| Black Butte Lake | |
|---|---|
 Black Butte Dam and Lake | |
  Black Butte Lake  Black Butte Lake | |
| Location | Glenn / Tehama counties, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°48′21″N 122°21′28″W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Stony Creek |
| Primary outflows | Stony Creek[1] |
| Catchment area | 741 square miles (1,920 km2)[1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 7 mi (11.3 km) |
| Surface area | 4,460 acres (1,800 ha)[1] |
| Water volume | 143,700 acre-feet (177,300,000 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 40 miles (64 km) |
| Surface elevation | 512 feet (156 m)[2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released a warning regarding eating fish caught from this lake based on the elevated mercury level.[3]
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