Mary Lake (California)

Mary Lake
Location of Mary Lake in California, USA.
Location of Mary Lake in California, USA.
Mary Lake
Location of Mary Lake in California, USA.
Location of Mary Lake in California, USA.
Mary Lake
LocationShasta County, California
Coordinates40°34′30″N 122°25′58″W / 40.57500°N 122.43278°W / 40.57500; -122.43278[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsJenny Creek [2]
Primary outflowsJenny Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation722 ft (220 m) [1]
SettlementsRedding, 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. ^ a b c "Falks Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Jenny Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Mary Lake". City of Redding. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. ^ Ryan Sabalow (2009-05-09). "Beavers found dead at Redding's Mary Lake". Redding Record Searchlight. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  5. ^ Brad Garbutt (2010-04-02). "Turtle Hunters Outrage Mary Lake Park Visitors". Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-08-25.