Cachuma Lake, nestled in the scenic Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California, is an expansive reservoir formed by the construction of Bradbury Dam on the Santa Ynez River. Built-in 1953 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the dam’s 201-foot earth-fill structure creates a lake covering 3,100 acres with a maximum design capacity of … Read more
Lake Kaweah, nestled near Lemon Cove in the picturesque Tulare County, California, is a reservoir formed by the Terminus Dam on the Kaweah River. Originating in the breathtaking Sierra Nevada, the river drains an area of about 560 square miles into Lake Kaweah before continuing towards the fertile San Joaquin Valley. It then gracefully divides … Read more
Central Wyoming’s Boysen Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Wind River that created the Boysen Reservoir. Situated at the mouth of Wind River Canyon, the dam was built between 1947 and 1952 in the vicinity of Shoshoni in Fremont County. On land leased from the Shoshone and Arapaho tribes, Asmus Boysen constructed a dam … Read more
Pristine gems in a rugged landscape, the nearly 30 lakes in Acadia National Park sparkle in the valleys and hollows gouged by ancient glaciers. Located in Maine’s Downeast and Acadia region, these lakes, classified as ‘great ponds’ by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries, include Long Pond, Eagle Lake, Seal Cove Lake, Echo Lake, Jordan … Read more
Williams Lake in eastern Washington is a favorite destination for anglers and outdoor enthusiasts. This long, narrow 320-acre lake is less than 30 miles from Spokane, near Cheney. Although a few homes are perched on the northern and eastern shorelines, most visitors head to one of the two resorts that cater to guests. Although Williams … Read more
Three charming lakes in Utah’s Panoramaland Region, known as the Kents Lakes, are beloved spots for fishing and outdoor recreation. These small reservoirs, consisting of Upper Kents Lake, Lower Kents Lake, and Kents Lake, are nestled in a high meadow of the Tushar Mountains within the Fish Lake National Forest. Created by dams for water … Read more
Lake Macbride, located in east central Iowa, is a premier destination for outdoor recreation. Initially recommended in 1932, the lake was developed with a $50,000 federal grant and labor from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Opened in 1937, the lake originally covered 200 acres. However, the construction of the Coralville Dam and Reservoir in the late … Read more
A tranquil reservoir formed by the construction of the Lake Alpine Dam across Silver Creek, Lake Alpine lies tucked away in the High Sierra mountains of California. As part of the Upper Utica Project, this charming lake is overseen by the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) and functions as a basin for storage and water … Read more
Tianchi, also known as Heavenly Lake, is a stunning alpine lake in Xinjiang, Northwest China. Nestled on the north side of the Bogda Shan range of the Tian Shan mountains, the lake is approximately 30 kilometers south of Fukang and 45 kilometers east of Ürümqi. Tianchi translates to “Heavenly Lake” and is shared with several … Read more
Located in Bali’s central highlands, the unusual twin crater lakes of Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan were created inside the caldera of the dormant Bedugul volcano. These lakes, once a single body of water until a landslide in 1800, are now separated by a narrow land bridge less than a mile wide. Perched at an … Read more