Our two pups, Skye and Summer snoozing on the boat after a fun day on the reservoir at Bullards Bar. This was their very first time on the boat and they did very well. They loved jumping in and cooling off and playing on what little shoreline was available to them. After one of the best rainfall years in California we are happy to report that this reservoir is currently at 100% of capacity. I have lived in California for 30 years and this is a very special lake for both Jeff and I. Jeff has been visiting this lake for over 30 years and I have been coming out to this wonderful lake for over 17 years with him. We have shoreline camped in our boat, waterskied, tossed around on a "floaty" behind the boat, swam, etc. Our favorite place to be on the water....hands down!
A bucket list of mine is to travel, document & photograph nearly 750 of the largest lakes in the State of California with a minimum of 50 surface acres. My husband, Jeff, our two water loving Chocolate Labradors, Summer & Skye joined me on several of these trips. This blog includes pictures I have taken & information I have gathered: size, elevation and any other unique facts. Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment along the journey & watch my blog for new lakes I have visited.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Bullard's Bar Reservoir - Yuba County, California
Visited on 6/3/2017 – Picture taken on a
Saturday drive with Jeff and our dogs, Summer and Skye, on a day boating trip
up to one of our favorite boating spots in Northern California. This was a
special day because it was Summer and Skye’s first time on the boat. They did very well and enjoyed jumping in the
lake after the floaty. This was the first time we have seen this Lake
at 100% of capacity. View from the boat
in the middle of the Lake headed east after going up as far as we could up the Yuba
river fork on the north side. We saw a
brown bear and a deer on the shoreline during the day. At an elevation
of 2,000 feet above sea level in the Tahoe National Forest, 25 miles east of Marysville,
California the lake has a surface area of 969,000 acres, 16 miles in length with
over 60 miles of shoreline. The dam is a 635-foot high concrete
variable radius arch dam. It was finished in 1970 and is a multipurpose dam,
but its most important function is flood control. The reservoir provides water to power two
hydroelectric plants, New Colgate Powerhouse and Fish Release Powerhouse. New
Colgate Powerhouse is not located at the base of the dam, like most
hydroelectric plants. Instead, the 14-foot
diameter New Colgate Tunnel carries the water about 5 miles southwest of
the dam to the powerhouse. This increases the head, which allows the
plant to produce more electricity. The
dam's Pelton wheels are the largest ever built and have a combined capacity of
315 MW. Some water is released at the base of the dam so that the streambed is
not completely dewatered upstream of the New Colgate Powerhouse tailrace. This
water powers the 150 kW Fish Release Powerhouse. In the event of a power
outage, this plant can operate the dam's massive spillway gates. Bullards Bar Reservoir is also used for
outdoor recreation. Water Ski Magazine
rates Bullards Bar Reservoir as one of the best recreational lakes in the
United States.
Our two pups, Skye and Summer snoozing on the boat after a fun day on the reservoir at Bullards Bar. This was their very first time on the boat and they did very well. They loved jumping in and cooling off and playing on what little shoreline was available to them. After one of the best rainfall years in California we are happy to report that this reservoir is currently at 100% of capacity. I have lived in California for 30 years and this is a very special lake for both Jeff and I. Jeff has been visiting this lake for over 30 years and I have been coming out to this wonderful lake for over 17 years with him. We have shoreline camped in our boat, waterskied, tossed around on a "floaty" behind the boat, swam, etc. Our favorite place to be on the water....hands down!
Our two pups, Skye and Summer snoozing on the boat after a fun day on the reservoir at Bullards Bar. This was their very first time on the boat and they did very well. They loved jumping in and cooling off and playing on what little shoreline was available to them. After one of the best rainfall years in California we are happy to report that this reservoir is currently at 100% of capacity. I have lived in California for 30 years and this is a very special lake for both Jeff and I. Jeff has been visiting this lake for over 30 years and I have been coming out to this wonderful lake for over 17 years with him. We have shoreline camped in our boat, waterskied, tossed around on a "floaty" behind the boat, swam, etc. Our favorite place to be on the water....hands down!
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