Huntington Lake, California
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Huntington Lake is an unincorporated community
in Fresno County
, California
. It is located on the west end of Huntington Lake
2 miles (3.2 km) north of Big Creek
, at an elevation of 7027 feet (2142 m).
The Basin post office opened in 1913, the name was changed to Huntington Lake in 1916.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Fresno County
Fresno County, California
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located on the west end of Huntington Lake
Huntington Lake
Huntington Lake is a reservoir in Fresno County, California on Big Creek, located in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 2,130 meters . Several smaller streams also flow into the lake and it receives additional water from the underground tunnels of Southern California Edison's Big Creek...
2 miles (3.2 km) north of Big Creek
Big Creek, California
Big Creek is a small census-designated place in Fresno County, California located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the north bank of Big Creek. It lies at an elevation of 4984 feet . Its population is 175...
, at an elevation of 7027 feet (2142 m).
The Basin post office opened in 1913, the name was changed to Huntington Lake in 1916.