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Surface elevation. 737.5 ft (224.8 m) Lake Mendocino is a large reservoir in Mendocino County, California, northeast of Ukiah. It covers 1,922 acres (7.78 km 2) [1] and was formed by the construction of Coyote Valley Dam in 1958 (66 years ago). The lake and dam provide flood control, water conservation, hydroelectric power, and recreation. [2]
Lake Pillsbury is a lake in the Mendocino National Forest of Lake County, California, created from the Eel River and Hull Mountain watershed by Scott Dam. Elevation is 1,818 ft (554 m) with 65 mi (105 km) of shoreline and covering 2,003 acres (811 ha). [1] Activities in the Lake Pillsbury Recreation Area include powerboating, fishing, swimming ...
Mendocino is home to a large number of hotels and bed and breakfasts. It has a downtown commercial district facing the ocean, with a number of art galleries, retail shops, lodging and restaurants. Mendocino is one of the many small California towns facing severe water scarcity. Many of the region's wells, the town's primary water source, have ...
The Mendocino and Headlands Historic District is a nationally recognized and locally protected historic district in Mendocino, California. It is bounded roughly by the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, Little Lake Street on the north and California State Route 1 on the east. It is filled with historic late 19th Century buildings built from ...
The Big River Unit of Mendocino Headlands State park consists of 7,334 acres (30 km 2) of land along the banks of the Big River, south of Mendocino. It includes 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) of wetlands and the longest undeveloped estuary in Northern California. The park was created on July 30, 2002, after a group of donors, nonprofit organizations ...
Tankhouses are an important part of California's historical heritage and the state's early material culture.Many thousands were built in both town and country from the 1850s to the 1930s, almost exclusively of redwood — tower, water tank, siding and roof shingles — at a time when the state's abundant redwood forests seemed inexhaustible.
William D.L. Held numerous positions in public service, including serving in the California State Legislature and as the Mayor of the City of Ukiah. In 1969, the building was donated to the Mendocino County Historical Society by William P. Held and now serves as a research library. 13: Charles Hofman House: Charles Hofman House: September 30, 1993
The Geysers is the world's largest geothermal field [15] spanning an area of around 30 square miles (78 km 2) in Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties in California, centered in the area of Geyser Canyon and Cobb Mountain. Power from The Geysers provides electricity to Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Marin, and Napa counties.