Englebright Lake

Information about Englebright Lake, a reservoir created by building the Englebright Dam across the Yuba River. Lake Englebright is situated about halfway between Grass Valley and the twin cities of Marysville and Yuba City (about 25 miles from each of those cities) and it is located on the border between two counties: Yuba County and Nevada County.

Facts About Lake Englebright
LAKE TYPE: Reservoir
CREATED BY: Englebright Dam
LAKE SURFACE AREA: 815 acres
LAKE LENGTH: about 9 miles
RESERVOIR CAPACITY: 70,000 acre feet
NEARBY TOWNS: Grass Valley - Yuba City - Marysville
COUNTIES: Nevada County and Yuba County
TOURISM REGION: Gold Country
LOCATION: Northern California

Facts About the Englebright Dam
YEAR BUILT: 1941
BUILY BY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
BUILT ACROSS: Yuba River
CREATES: Englebright Lake
DAM HEIGHT: about 260 feet
DAM WIDTH: about 1,140 feet
NOTE: Dam is in "The Narrows", a steep Yuba River gorge

Recreation at Englebright Lake
Information about boating, boat-in camping, other camping, day use, fishing, picnic sites, hiking trails at Englebright lake.

Skippers Cove Marina
Offers boat rentals, fuel, sewage pumping, mooring sites. Also has a store.

Wikipedia "Englebright Lake" Article

Wikipedia "Englebright Dam" Article

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