Ukonom Lake

Ukonom Lake
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Location	Marble Mountain Wilderness Klamath National Forest Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates	41°34′49″N 123°21′24″W
Type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	Ukonom Creek
Surface area	67 acres (27 ha)
Max. depth	68 ft (21 m)
Surface elevation	1,847 m (6,060 ft)
References	[1][2]

Ukonom Lake is a reservoir in western Siskiyou County, California, located in the Marble Mountain Wilderness at an elevation of 6,060 feet (1,847 m).[1][2] Covering 67 acres (27 ha), it is the largest body of water in the Marble Mountain Wilderness when measured by surface area; however, being relatively shallow, it is not the largest by volume.[1][3]

History

A 10-foot (3.0 m) dam was built from granite in the 1800s to divert water for hydraulic mining operations at the Bunker Hill Mine near the Klamath River, 7 miles (11 km) to the northwest.[3][4] Today, the reservoir is popular among visitors to the Marble Mountain Wilderness, and the U.S. Forest Service stocks the reservoir with rainbow trout.[1] The wilderness surrounding Ukonom Lake was impacted by the Panther Fire in the summer of 2008.[5]

See also

• List of lakes in California

References

1. "Lakes: Marble Mountain Wilderness: Klamath National Forest" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
2. "Ukonom Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. Wentz, Roland. "Ukonom Lake & Environs: Marble Mountains Wilderness: Klamath National Forest: July 5-11, 1999". Sierra Club. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
4. See Green, David; Ingold, Greg (1996). Marble Mountain Wilderness. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press. ISBN 9780899971834.
5. "Incident Status Summary (ICS-209)". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. August 26, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2013.