Mary Lake (California)
| Mary Lake | |
|---|---|
  Mary Lake Location within California  Mary Lake Location within the United States | |
| Location | Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40°34′30″N 122°25′58″W / 40.57500°N 122.43278°W[1] |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Jenny Creek [2] | |
| Jenny Creek | |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 722 ft (220 m) [1] |
| Settlements | Redding, California |
Mary Lake is a small freshwater human-made lake in Redding, California, United States. It is located near the Mary Lake Subdivision on the west side of Redding off Buenaventura Boulevard.[3] Its inflow and outflow is Jenny Creek, which flows into the Sacramento River.
Mary Lake was previously known as Falks Lake.[1]
Ecology
In 2001 the City of Redding lowered the lake, removed 2/3 of the dead trees and added microbes that compete naturally with algae growth, restoring the water to its picturesque appearance of years ago.[3] In 2009, as many as five beaver living in the lake and Jenny Creek were violently killed, perhaps by rock throwing youths.[4][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Falks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ "Jenny Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- 1 2 "Mary Lake". City of Redding. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ↑ Ryan Sabalow (May 9, 2009). "Beavers found dead at Redding's Mary Lake". Redding Record Searchlight. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ↑ Brad Garbutt (April 2, 2010). "Turtle Hunters Outrage Mary Lake Park Visitors". Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.