Lakeside Visit to Shasta Dam

A few weeks ago (May 16th), we took two of 

our grand kids out on the lake for the day.

Grandpa bought them ice creams at the

marina store after getting 

gasoline at the marina pumps.

Gasoline there was $5.31 a gallon.

We only bought half a tank... $53.

 Here's some facts about Shasta Lake.

Someone asked me how deep  

the lake is when it's full.

I didn't know, but now we do.

Shasta Lake and Shasta Dam facts

Shoreline: 365 miles

Length of Shasta Lake: 35 miles

Surface area: 30,000 acres

Storage capacity: 4,550,000 acre feet

Greatest Depth: 517 feet

Total Drainage Area: 4,110,000 acres

Average Annual Flow: 6.2 million acre feet

Shasta Dam Height: 602 feet

Shasta Dam spillway elevation above sea level: 1,067 feet 

Granddaughter Kate enjoying the water.

At the time it was still too cold to swim in.

Kate and Conner throwing rock,

sticks, and anything they could find

into the lake.

Smashing rocks.

Another treasure to throw into the lake.

At the time, the lake was near 80 feet from

the crest.  Now it's 88.94 feet down.

When the lake is full, there's 365 miles of 

shoreline.

Now that the lake is down, there's only 

265 miles of shoreline.

The lake will keep loosing water for 

the rest of the summer as the water is 

needed for irrigation and cities further south.

We need to get back out there.

We haven't gone out since we took the kids

back in May.

The longer we wait,

the further the walk is from the parking

area down to the marina...

It's supposed to hit the 100 degree
mark this weekend.
Oh no!