Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County, California)
Reservoir in Los Angeles County, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pyramid Lake is a reservoir formed by Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek in the eastern San Emigdio Mountains, near Castaic, Southern California. It is a part of the West Branch California Aqueduct, which is a part of the California State Water Project. Its water is fed by the system after being pumped up from the San Joaquin Valley and through the Tehachapi Mountains.[citation needed]
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Location | Angeles National Forest / Los Padres National Forest Los Angeles County, California |
Coordinates | 34°38′39″N 118°45′51″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | West Branch California Aqueduct Piru Creek |
Primary outflows | West Branch California Aqueduct Piru Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. depth | 280 ft (85 m) |
Water volume | 222,000 acre⋅ft (274,000,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 21 mi (34 km) |
Surface elevation | 786 m (2,579 ft) |
References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pyramid Lake |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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