Shasta Lake

Few cities in California have a history as closely tied to the construction of Shasta Dam as Shasta Lake. The community developed beside the federal project that began in 1938 and was completed in 1945, when the dam impounded the Sacramento River to create Shasta Lake. North of Redding, the city remains closely associated with the reservoir, whose long arms reach into the forested terrain of Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Shasta Dam is a major early work of California’s Central Valley Project, built for water storage, flood control and hydropower. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Shasta County connects regionally.

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