Shasta Lake Boat Ramps

9 boat launches are mapped on Shasta Lake in Shasta County, California.

Shasta Lake facts

Surface area12,416 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 157 ft (modelled estimate)
Water volumeabout 3,964,954 acre-feet (modelled)
Shoreline lengthabout 226.3 miles
Surface elevation3,494 ft above sea level
DamShasta Dam, completed 1945
Dam size602 ft high, 3,460 ft long, concrete dam
Dam purposesHydroelectric, Irrigation, Navigation, Recreation, Water Supply
Dam ownerBUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
Normal storage4,552,090 acre-feet
Impounded streamSacramento River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID CA10186). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at Shasta Lake

Most-observed birds: Osprey (37), Bald Eagle (19), Turkey Vulture (15), Western Bluebird (12), Acorn Woodpecker (12), California Scrub-Jay (11), Wild Turkey (10), Common Merganser (10), Brewer's Blackbird (10), Anna's Hummingbird (8).

Other wildlife: Western Fence Lizard (34), Samwel Shasta Salamander (32), Mule Deer (30), Douglas's Ground Squirrel (17), Western Toad (15), Pacific chorus frog (10).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (94 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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