Ukonom Lake

Ukonom Lake
Location Marble Mountain Wilderness
Klamath National Forest
Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates 41°34′49″N 123°21′24″W / 41.5803°N 123.3567°W / 41.5803; -123.3567Coordinates: 41°34′49″N 123°21′24″W / 41.5803°N 123.3567°W / 41.5803; -123.3567
Type Reservoir
Primary outflows Ukonom Creek
Surface area 67 acres (27 ha)
Max. depth 68 ft (21 m)
Surface elevation 6,050 ft (1,840 m)
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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lakes: Marble Mountain Wilderness: Klamath National Forest" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Ukonom Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. 1 2 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.
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