Place: Corrine Lake-2,385' (Cascadel Point)
(37.1594116, -119.4959456)
Description:
Man made lake by PG&E. It is fed by a flume from Manzanita Lake close to North Fork.
Freedman notes that Corrine Lake is the smallest, oldest (built in 1897) and most openly hydro electric of the three sister lakes (Manzanita and Bass Lake).
June 2015 there was a fire along Corrine Road. Corrine Fire: June 2015. Burnt 920 acres along Corrine Lake Road from Road 222 to Box Canyon Road. CalFire info.
Trips:
- February 6, 2016 - Meetup hike
- February 24, 2018 - Meetup hike
- February 24, 2019 - Meetup hike
References:
- Sierra Nevada Tourism site on Manzanita Lake
- Willow Creek History: Tales of Cow Camps, Shake Makers and Basket Weavers by Marcia Penner Freedman
- USGS Schematic on the Big Creek Hydroelectric project
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