Shaver Lake
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Shaver Lake is an artificial lake on Stevenson Creek, in the Sierra National Forest
of Fresno County, California
. At elevation 5500 ft (1,676.4 m), several smaller streams also flow into the lake and receives water from the underground tunnels of Southern California Edison's
Big Creek hydroelectric project. The town Shaver Lake
is located on its south-west shore.
The lake was formed with the construction of Shaver Lake Dam, which was built by Southern California Edison
and completed in 1927. The dam was built in 50-foot (15-m) blocks, with a keyway to hold it in place and a 75-centimeter (30-inch) copper
sheet to make it watertight. Its capacity is 135283 acre.ft. Some water from the lake is discharged into Stevenson Creek for fish
and other wildlife
, but the rest is diverted to Big Creek, where it powers several hydroelectric plants in succession.
The area now covered by the lake was extensively logged before the dam was built, and an extensive log flume
system several miles long was constructed to bring logs down the mountain. The town to this day maintains a nostalgic logging theme. Several buildings in town are in fact old, converted sawmills. Adjacent to the lake is Camp Edison, built and operated by SCE.
The Reality TV show Endurance High Sierras
Was filmed at Shaver Lake in summer 2006. The experience of Shaver Lake can be so exhilarating that it has caused the creation of a new word: sha. As in "That is so sha."
Sierra National Forest
Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in the state of California. The forest is known for its mountain scenery and natural resources. Forest headquarters are located in Clovis, California...
of Fresno County, California
Fresno County, California
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
. At elevation 5500 ft (1,676.4 m), several smaller streams also flow into the lake and receives water from the underground tunnels of Southern California Edison's
Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison , the largest subsidiary of Edison International , is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California, USA. It provides 14 million people with electricity...
Big Creek hydroelectric project. The town Shaver Lake
Shaver Lake, California
Shaver Lake is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census, down from 705 at the 2000 census. Shaver Lake is on the southeast end of the lake of the same name, northeast of New Auberry, at an elevation of 5627 feet . The name...
is located on its south-west shore.
The lake was formed with the construction of Shaver Lake Dam, which was built by Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison , the largest subsidiary of Edison International , is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California, USA. It provides 14 million people with electricity...
and completed in 1927. The dam was built in 50-foot (15-m) blocks, with a keyway to hold it in place and a 75-centimeter (30-inch) copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
sheet to make it watertight. Its capacity is 135283 acre.ft. Some water from the lake is discharged into Stevenson Creek for fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
and other wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
, but the rest is diverted to Big Creek, where it powers several hydroelectric plants in succession.
The area now covered by the lake was extensively logged before the dam was built, and an extensive log flume
Log flume
A log flume is a flume specifically constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water. These watertight trough-like channels could be built to span a long distance across chasms and down steep mountain slopes...
system several miles long was constructed to bring logs down the mountain. The town to this day maintains a nostalgic logging theme. Several buildings in town are in fact old, converted sawmills. Adjacent to the lake is Camp Edison, built and operated by SCE.
The Reality TV show Endurance High Sierras
Endurance (TV series)
Endurance is an American reality television children's program, currently shown on the Discovery Kids cable network in the United States and also on networks in other countries. The show's format is somewhat similar to the CBS television series Survivor, though with a teenaged cast...
Was filmed at Shaver Lake in summer 2006. The experience of Shaver Lake can be so exhilarating that it has caused the creation of a new word: sha. As in "That is so sha."