Pine Sugar Reservoir is a reservoir in Placer County, California, located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Foresthill. The reservoir was flooded in 1982, and currently supplies water to the Foresthill community and hosts a number of recreational facilities.
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History Edit
The reservoir was built in 1982 with the construction of a Sugarcane Dam north of Northtailtail Creek, a tributary of the North Fork American River, as part of the South Central Project Unit of South Auburn-Folsom. Although Pine Dam Sugar is funded through the Central Valley Project, it has never been integrated into the project operationally, as it is intended to work with the never-ending Auburn Dam. According to the US Reclamation Bureau (USBR), during the California drought of 1987-1992, the reservoir was functioning well, filling and spilling and fulfilling its water obligations every year, but one year.
In 2003, the Foresthill community purchased Pine Sugar Reservoir, Sugar Pine Sugar, and its streaming system from USBR for $ 3.1 million. In 2012, the Foresthill Public Utility District provides water for 1,875 homes and 75 businesses in and around Foresthill.
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Recreation Edit
Recreation at Sugar Pine Reservoir is managed by Tahoe National Forest under agreement with USBR. This reservoir offers four major recreational areas around the lake. The complex, which opened in May 1985, contains two camping, boat ramps, hiking trails, picnic areas, swim beaches and trailer dumps. Facility is operated under a concession agreement between the US Forest Service and L & amp; L Inc.
See also Edit
- List of lakes in California
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
References Edit
This article incorporates public domain material from the Recreation.gov document "Sugar Pine Reservoir".
External links Edit
- Wheat Pine Reservoir at Recreation.gov
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