Lewiston Lake

Reservoir in Trinity County, California

Lewiston Lake

Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River forming the lake behind

Lewiston Lake

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Location| Trinity County, California
Coordinates| 40°43′54″N 122°47′54″W﻿ / ﻿40.7316836°N 122.7984709°W﻿ / 40.7316836; -122.7984709[1]
Type| Reservoir
Primary inflows| Trinity River
Primary outflows| Trinity River
Basin countries| United States
Surface area| 750 acres (300 ha)
Water volume| 14,660 acre⋅ft (18.08 GL)
Surface elevation| 1,903 ft (580 m)
Settlements| Weaverville, California

Lewiston Lake is a reservoir impounded by Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River, in Trinity County, California.

## Geography

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Lewiston Lake is near the towns of Weaverville and Lewiston in Trinity County, California.

It is used for transbasin diversion to the Sacramento River and flood control, as well as for hydroelectric generation. It is in the canyon between the Trinity Mountains and Marble Mountains of the southern Klamath Mountains System.

## Recreation

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Lewiston reservoir is within the Trinity Unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is a popular destination for fishing, kayaking, and camping.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for Lewiston Lake based on levels of mercury or PCBs found in fish caught from this water body.[2]

## See also

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* List of dams and reservoirs in California
* Trinity Mountains topics

## References

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1. ^ "Lewiston Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 16, 2021.
2. ^ Admin, OEHHA (2014-12-30). "Lewiston Lake". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

* "Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (NRA)". US Forest Service. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
* "NPDP Dams Directory: Lewiston Dam (CA10165)". National Performance of Dams Program (NPDP). Stanford University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

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