Lake Davis

Lake Davis
Lake Davis
Lake Davis
LocationPlumas County, California
Coordinates39°54′45″N 120°30′38″W / 39.91250°N 120.51056°W / 39.91250; -120.51056
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsBig Grizzly Creek, Freeman Creek, Cow Creek, Dan Blough Creek
Primary outflowsBig Grizzly Creek
Catchment area44 square miles (110 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length5 miles (8.0 km)
Max. width2 miles (3.2 km)
Surface area4,026 acres (1,629 ha)
Average depth21 feet (6.4 m)
Water volume83,000 acre-feet (102,000,000 m3)
Surface elevation5,777 feet (1,761 m)

Lake Davis is an artificial lake in Plumas County, California near the Sierra Nevada community of Portola. Its waters are impounded by Grizzly Valley Dam, which was completed in 1966 as part of the California State Water Project. The lake is named for Lester T. Davis (1906–1952).