Pine Flat Lake

Pine Flat Lake
Pine Flat Lake, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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Location	Sierra National Forest Sequoia National Forest Fresno County, California, United States, near Piedra, California
Coordinates	36°49′57″N 119°19′33″W / 36.8325°N 119.3259°W / 36.8325; -119.3259
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Kings River
Primary outflows	Kings River
Catchment area	1,545 sq mi (4,000 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	29.6 km (18.4 mi)
Surface area	5,970 acres (24.2 km2)
Max. depth	429 feet (131 m)
Water volume	1,000,000 acre⋅ft (1.2 km3)
Surface elevation	261 m (856 ft)
References	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Flat Lake

Pine Flat Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern Fresno County, California on the western north-south border to the Sierra- and Sequoia National Forests, about 30 mi (48 km) east of Fresno. The lake is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and is open to boaters, campers & hikers.^[1]

The lake was formed by the construction of Pine Flat Dam on the Kings River in 1954 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and has a storage capacity of 1,000,000 acre⋅ft (1.2 km³). Although it was primarily designed for flood control, the project also provides for irrigation and groundwater recharge, recreation, and with the completion in 1984 of the Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant, generation of 165 Megawatts hydroelectric power.