Lake McCloud is a reservoir on the McCloud River in Northern California.Shasta-Trinity National Forest site accessed 2008-01-10. The lake forms behind an earthen dam finished in by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to control water flows and for generating hydro-electric power.NPDP database accessed 2008-01-10 McCloud Dam (National ID # CA00416) is high, long at its crest, and impounds a maximum capacity of .
The lake is home to a population of rainbow and brown trout, due in large part to the fact that the lake water temperature stays relatively cold all year.
See also List of dams and reservoirs in California List of lakes in California
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