Lake Thomas A Edison
| Lake Thomas A Edison | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fresno County, California |
| Coordinates | 37°22′58″N 118°58′34″W / 37.38278°N 118.97611°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Mono Creek, Cold Creek |
| Primary outflows | Mono Creek |
| Catchment area | 88 square miles (230 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Surface area | 1,878 acres (760 ha) |
| Average depth | 67 feet (20 m) |
| Water volume | 125,000 acre-feet (154,000,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Surface elevation | 7,648 feet (2,331 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Thomas A Edison (also known as Thomas A. Edison Lake and Edison Lake) is a reservoir in the Sierra National Forest and in Fresno County, California. It is in the Sierra Nevada, and near the Pacific Crest Trail.
The reservoir's waters are impounded by Vermilion Valley Dam (National ID CA00441), which was completed in 1954. The reservoir and dam are part of the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project.