Mary Lake is a small freshwater

Fresh Water

Fresh Water is the debut album by Australian rock and blues singer Alison McCallum, released in 1972. Rare for an Australian artist at the time, it came in a gatefold sleeve...

 man-made lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in Redding, California

Redding, California

Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...

. It is located near the Mary Lake Subdivision on the west side of Redding off Buenaventura Boulevard. Its inflow and outflow is Jenny Creek, which flows into the Sacramento River

Sacramento River

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Mary Lake was previously known as Falks Lake

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. In 2009, as many as five beaver living in the lake and Jenny Creek were violently killed, perhaps by rock throwing youths. However, it has come up recently that there are also two river otters in the lake, which are always fighting with the beavers for control over the lake. Though the beavers are capable of winning the struggle, the otters are still vicious creatures, and are the most likely cause of the beavers' deaths.

External Links

• Map of Mary Lake (aka Falks Lake)