Bucks Lake Wilderness
Bucks Lake Wilderness | |
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wilderness area) | |
Map of the state of California | |
Location | Northeastern California, Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, Plumas County, California, United States |
Nearest city | Quincy, California |
Coordinates | 39°57′15″N 121°10′34″W / 39.95417°N 121.17611°W |
Area | 23,958 acres (96.95 km2) |
Established | 1984 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Bucks Lake Wilderness is a 23,958-acre (97.0 km2)
Geography
The wilderness lies in
Natural history
The topography is classic
The wilderness provides habitat for the
Vegetation includes conifers such as sugar, lodgepole and
There are three adjacent units of
Bucks Lake
See Bucks Lake for full article.
The dam was begun by the Feather River Power Company, which was owned by R.C. Storrie and Robert Muir. The company bought 1,000 acres (4.0 km2), including the Bucks Ranch and began construction in early 1926. Three years and eight million dollars later, the company had financial problems and ended up selling the project to Great Western Power Company who completed the project in 1928.[4]
The 105,600 acre-feet (130,300,000 m3)-capacity reservoir is created by the 122 ft (37 m) high rock-fill dam on Bucks Creek, covers 1,852 acres (7.49 km2) and is operated by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Wilderness.net data page on Bucks Lake Wilderness.
- ^ Adkinson, Ron p.180
- ^ United States Geological Survey data page.
- ISBN 0-7385-2409-3
- ^ "California Department of Water Resources". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
References
- Adkinson, Ron. Wild Northern California. The Globe Pequot Press, 2001 ISBN 1-56044-781-8
- Bucks Lake Wilderness, Plumas National Forest, US Forest Service