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Loon Lake

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    1. Loon Lake — Pollock Pines

    47.3km

    03:18

    1,480m

    520m

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    November 19, 2016

    Loon Lake Reservoir is a reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest of El Dorado County, California, United States. The 76,200 acre·ft (94,000,000 m3) lake is formed by Loon Lake Dam, completed in 1963 as part of the Upper American River Project by Sacramento Municipal Utility District to conserve spring snow melt runoff for use during the summer and autumn for hydroelectric power production. Loon Lake Dam impounds water at the headwaters of Gerle Creek which, prior to the dam, flowed intermittently through (natural) Loon and Pleasant Lakes. But most of the water now stored in Loon Lake Reservoir arrives from Buck Island Reservoir in the adjacent Rubicon River watershed by way of the Buck-Loon Tunnel. Nearby is Loon Lake Chalet, a popular winter recreation destination. In summer, a boat ramp for water sports and camping are available, but the area is less popular than nearby Union Valley Reservoir and Rubicon Trail.

    It is popularly referred to as Loon Lake, although strictly speaking this is the name of the former lake now inundated by the dam. Boaters still refer to the northeast portion of the reservoir as the Pleasant Lake Arm, the portion over the inundated Pleasant Lake.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon_Lake_(California)

      December 15, 2023

      Loon Lake is a 76,220-acre reservoir formed when the Loon Lake Dam was completed in 1963. Today, Loon Lake and the area around it offer an abundance of recreational opportunities such as swimming, fishing, off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding, boating, and hiking."

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