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Huntington Lake is a reservoir in Fresno County, California on Big Creek, located in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 6,955 feet (2,120 m). [2] The lake receives water from Southern California Edison's Big Creek Hydroelectric Project , as well as the many streams that flow into the lake. [ 3 ]
Huntington Lake (formerly, Basin) [2] is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. [1] It is located on the west end of Huntington Lake 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Big Creek, [2] at an elevation of 7027 feet (2142 m).
As a result, a dam was built on Stevenson Creek between 1925 and 1927, forming Shaver Lake, to store excess water from Huntington. The lake replaced an earlier reservoir built in the valley by the Fresno Flume and Lumber Company to store water for a timber operation. Huntington Lake was then connected to Shaver by a tunnel.
Bass Lake enlarged to its current dimensions. [6] 1912 The Yosemite Lumber Company constructed the steepest logging incline in history. 1913 Huntington Lake completed. [2]: 167 1919 Southern California Edison buys Shaver Lake, annexes it to the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project. [7]: 15 1922
San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad at Huntington Lake c. 1918. The SJ&E was originally built to get men and supplies to the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project sites for the Pacific Light and Power Company (now Southern California Edison).
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Huntington Lake is to the northeast and Shaver Lake is to the south. China Peak is only about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) away. China Peak is only about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) away. Though Big Creek's only school is an elementary, it teaches kindergarten through 8th grade.
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