Scotts Flat Lake, California
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Scotts Flat Reservoir is an artificial lake in the Tahoe National Forest of
Nevada County, California Nevada County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 102,241. The county seat is Nevada City. Nevada County comprises the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micropolitan ...
, east of Nevada City. The lake is at an elevation of and has a surface area of , with of shoreline lined with pine trees. Amenities consist of two launch ramps, a marina, campsites, a picnic area, sandy beaches, and a general store. The earthen rock-fill Scotts Flat Dam dates from 1948 and impounds Deer Creek to create the reservoir with a capacity of 49,000
acre-feet The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows. An acre-f ...
. At 175 feet above streambed, the dam is owned and operated by the county-level
Nevada Irrigation District Nevada Irrigation District (NID) is an agency in Northern California that supplies water for much of Nevada County and portions of Placer and Yuba Counties. The water is used for irrigation, municipal and domestic purposes. It was established i ...
.


See also

* List of lakes in California


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* {{authority control Reservoirs in Nevada County, California Lakes of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Tahoe National Forest Dams in California Dams in the Sacramento River basin United States local public utility dams Campgrounds in California Tourist attractions in Nevada County, California 1948 establishments in California Dams completed in 1948 Reservoirs in California