Bucks Lake

This article is about the reservoir. For the census-designated place, see Bucks Lake, California.

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.

Bucks Lake
Bucks Lake from above south shore
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Location	Plumas County, California[1]
Coordinates	39°53′05″N 121°09′42″W[1]
Type	Reservoir[1]
Primary inflows	Bucks Creek[2]
Primary outflows	Bucks Creek
Catchment area	29.5 square miles (76 km2)[2]
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	Pacific Gas and Electric Company[2]
Built	1928; 96 years ago (1928)[2]
Surface area	1,827 acres (739 ha)[2]
Surface elevation	5,161 feet (1,573 m)[1]

See also

• List of lakes in California
• List of dams and reservoirs in California

References

1. "Bucks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "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.