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42-435: Hullville was named for settler James Hull. The town once had a hotel, blacksmith and carpentry shops, school, and post office. The local economy centered on cattle and sheep ranching. The townsite of Hullville was destroyed after the completion of Scott Dam in 1920. The Gravelly Valley post office opened in 1874, changed its name to Hullville in 1889, and closed in 1935. This Lake County, California –related article

84-623: A growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,414 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.3 percent. Lake County ranks 978 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States. Lake County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $ 255,300, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall California 2005 home median value of $ 477,700 and greater than median home value of $ 167,500 for

126-495: A household in the county was $ 49,627, and the median income for a family was $ 55,818. Males had a median income of $ 45,771 versus $ 44,026 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 43,825. About 6.9% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) Within Lake County are two incorporated cities,

168-429: A population of 64,665. The racial makeup of Lake County was 52,033 (80.5%) White , 1,232 (1.9%) African American , 2,049 (3.2%) Native American , 724 (1.1%) Asian , 108 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 5,455 (8.4%) from other races , and 3,064 (4.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,088 persons (17.1%). There were a total of 34,031 homes in Lake County in 2005. This county has gone through

210-580: A pumping station. It was completed in 1966. The state provided routine maintenance, flood fighting, levee patrolling and channel maintenance. The levees suffered from erosion and subsidence, and rather than giving 100-year protection as designed by 2000 were giving only 4-year protection. The Middle Creek Restoration Project plans to remove 3 miles (4.8 km) of substandard levees . This will restore 1,400 acres (570 ha) of wetlands and open water, and will improve water quality in Clear Lake. In 2004

252-635: A variety of species of concern including the uncommon herb , Legenere limosa , the rare Eryngium constancei , and the tule elk . Waterfowl, bear, and other wildlife abound in the Clear Lake basin. Due to its surrounding hilly terrain, Lake is the only one of California's 58 counties never to have been served by a railroad line. In 2015 President Barack Obama created the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument , incorporating these and other areas. In

294-514: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lake County, California Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 68,163. The county seat is Lakeport . The county takes its name from Clear Lake , the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest non-extinct natural lake wholly within California. ( Lake Tahoe

336-498: Is a creek that drains through Rodman Slough into Clear Lake in Lake County, California . It supplies 21% of the streamflow to Clear Lake. The watershed vegetation has been drastically modified by European settlers through sheep and cattle grazing, logging and farming in the valley floors. The creek once flowed through extensive wetlands at its mouth, but these were mainly drained to create farmland, apart from Rodman Slough on

378-628: Is a sub-watershed of the Clear Lake Basin. It is 99.5% contained in Lake County and 0.5% in Mendocino County . It includes the watersheds of Alley Creek and Clover Creek. It covers 50,155 acres (20,297 ha) (16.5%) of the Clear Lake Basin, and supplies 21% of the streamflow to Clear Lake. Elevations in the watershed range from 4,840 feet (1,480 m) at High Glade Lookout in the north to about 1,349 feet (411 m) where Clover Creek joins Middle Creek. The east and west forks of

420-638: Is host to nine American Viticultural Areas , notably Guenoc Valley , High Valley and the Red Hills , and about 20 winery operations. There are also several numbered county routes in Lake County. Lake Transit serves all areas around Clear Lake. Local routes serve Lakeport, Clearlake and Lower Lake. Connections are also provided to St. Helena (in Napa County) and Ukiah (in Mendocino County). Some routes operate on weekdays only; no service

462-558: Is land and 73 square miles (190 km ) (5.5%) is water. Two main watercourses drain the county: Cache Creek , which is the outlet of Clear Lake ; and Putah Creek . Both of these flow to the Sacramento River . The main streams which flow into Clear Lake are Forbes Creek , Scotts Creek , Middle Creek , and Kelsey Creek . At the extreme north of the county Lake Pillsbury and the Van Arsdale Reservoir dam

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504-1038: Is partially in Nevada ; the Salton Sea was formed by flooding; Tulare Lake was drained by the agricultural industry.) Lake County forms the Clearlake, California micropolitan statistical area . It is directly north of the San Francisco Bay Area . Lake County is part of California's Wine Country , which also includes Napa , Sonoma , and Mendocino counties. It includes nine American Viticultural Areas and around 20 bonded wineries. Lake County has been inhabited by Pomo Native Americans for over ten thousand years. Pomos had been fishermen and hunters, known especially for their intricate basketry made from lakeshore tules and other native plants and feathers. Pomo people continue to live in Lake County. The area had European American settlers since at least

546-591: Is provided on Sundays and observed public holidays. Lampson Field ( IATA : CKE , ICAO : LID , FAA LID : 1O2 ) is the county's public airport. A 4,000 foot (1,200 m) airstrip is located in Gravelly Valley, north of Lake Pillsbury . There are also several private airstrips located throughout the county. The county was once host to the Paul Hoberg Airport in the Cobb area, which by

588-632: Is underlain by the Franciscan Complex , a chaotic assembly of sediments and ocean floor scraped up by the advancing North American Plate . Rocks include greywacke sandstone , mudstone , greenstone , and blueschist . The Clear Lake basin lies between the watersheds of the Sacramento River and the Russian River . When it was formed about 600,000 years ago it flowed east into the Sacramento Valley. About 200,000 years ago

630-578: The 2nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Mike McGuire . The table below includes the number of actual offenses (including attempts) as reported by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense (crime for the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake is not included and listed in separate table further below). CAL FIRE determined 8 wildfires in their jurisdiction in Lake County were caused by arson in 2023. The county's largest employers are

672-731: The Clear Lake Volcanic Field blocked its outlet. The lake rose until it found a new outlet, draining west through the Blue Lakes into Cold Creek and the Russian River. At some time in the last 10,000 years a landslide at the west end of the Blue Lakes blocked this outlet, the lake rose again, and created its present outlet via Cache Creek to the Sacramento River. The Middle Creek watershed

714-612: The Eel River , providing water and power to Ukiah in Mendocino County . Clear Lake is believed to be the oldest warmwater lake in North America , due to a geological fluke. The lake sits on a huge block of stone which slowly tilts in the northern direction at the same rate as the lake fills in with sediment , thus keeping the water at roughly the same depth. The geology of the county is chaotic, being based on Franciscan Assemblage hills. Numerous small faults are present in

756-612: The aerospace industry. Lake County's economy is largely driven by agriculture. The main crops in 2022 were: The first vineyards in Lake County were planted in the late 19th century, but Prohibition and its remoteness dealt a blow to the area's viticulture . A reemergence of the wine industry began in the 1970s, although most of the region's grapes are still trucked to neighboring Napa , Sonoma and Mendocino counties for vinification . The county saw its vineyard acreage increase from fewer than 100 acres (40 ha) in 1965 to more than 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) in 2023 The region

798-732: The healthcare industry , Native American casinos , grocery stores, school districts , and electricity company Calpine , which operates in the Geysers geothermal field in the Mayacamas Mountains . The only significant manufacturing operations in Lake County are Stokes Ladders in Kelseyville , which builds orchard and industrial ladders, and Reynolds Systems in Middletown , which specializes in detonators , igniters , precision initiating couplers, leads and boosters for

840-442: The 1840s. Lake County was created in 1861 from parts of Napa and Mendocino counties. The eastern boundary of Lake County, which was not clearly specified in the 1861 act, was clarified by legislative acts passed in 1864 and 1868. A major effect of the 1868 act was to include in Lake County the entire watershed of North Fork Cache Creek , which had previously been claimed by Colusa County . The 1911 California Blue Book lists

882-526: The 2000 Census, 30% of housing units in Lake County were manufactured housing units. This was the highest percentage of any California county. In its early history, Lake County leaned Democratic in Presidential and congressional elections. It supported every Democratic presidential candidate between 1864 and 1916 except Alton B. Parker in his 1904 landslide defeat . Nonetheless, between 1920 and 1984 Lake County tended towards being Republican and

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924-481: The American Lung Association as having the cleanest air in the nation, including in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Lake County has also been ranked 24 times as having the cleanest air in California. Currently, the American Lung Association's website gives Lake County air a "C" grade for high ozone days and an "A" grade for particle pollution. The 2010 United States Census reported that Lake County had

966-624: The Lake County water district signed a contract with the USACE to breach some of the levees and restore the former Robinson Lake. The Army Corps would cover 65% of the costs, but the water district had to compensate over 60 private property owners, raise a section of California State Route 20 , reinforce seven PG&E power line pylons and replace a bridge on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff. The water district moved slowly, and took 14 years to spend $ 12 million of funding that had been supplied by

1008-548: The county seat of Lakeport and Clearlake , the largest city, and the communities of Kelseyville , Blue Lakes, Clearlake Oaks , Clearlake Park, Cobb , Finley, Glenhaven, Hidden Valley Lake , Clearlake Riviera , Loch Lomond, Lower Lake , Lucerne , Middletown , Nice , Spring Valley, Upper Lake , Whispering Pines, and Witter Springs. Lake County is mostly agricultural, with tourist facilities and some light industry. Major crops include pears , walnuts and, increasingly, wine grapes . According to official estimates based on

1050-403: The creek join at an elevation of about 1,480 feet (450 m). The Middle Creek and Clover Creek valleys combine to form a single valley north of the town of Upper Lake . Scotts Creek and Middle Creek supply about 70% of the sediment and nutrients delivered to Clear Lake, which cause the algae population to increase in the lake. During periods of heavy runoff the two creeks raise the level of

1092-602: The early 1980s was considered abandoned. In 1888 the Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad reached Rumsey , but the planned line to Clear Lake was never built. The Clear Lake Railroad started work on a line from Hopland to Lakeport: "In November 1911 first ground was broken for the Hopland-Clear Lake railroad to Hopland. Mrs Harriet Lee Hammond, wife of the president of the road started construction. ... There were six miles of track out of Hopland ...", but this

1134-496: The forests to a mix of conifers and hardwood. Since the 1950s there have been efforts to reduce fuel in chaparral areas so as to reduce the risk and severity of fires. As of 2001 there were 1,027 acres of fruit and nut orchards in the watershed, but this has since declined. Middle Creek used to join Scotts Creek at the eastern end of Tule Lake . The combined creek flow then branched into several channels that flowed through

1176-432: The late 19th century, the worldwide popularity of mineral water for the relief of myriad physical ailments resulted in the development of mineral resorts around Clear Lake. Lake County has a mediterranean climate with hot summer daytime temperatures in its lower elevations. Nighttime temperatures remain cool year-round, somewhat moderating average temperatures and relieving the summer heat. Lake County has been ranked by

1218-428: The major crops as Bartlett pears and beans. Other crops include grain, alfalfa, hay, prunes, peaches, apples, grapes and walnuts. Stockraising included goats, hogs, turkeys and dairying. Some vineyards were planted in the 1870s by European Americans, but the first in the state were established in the 18th century by Spanish missionaries. By the early 20th century, the area was earning a reputation for producing some of

1260-520: The native population, who died of new diseases and were forced to relocate and to work for the Europeans on pain of severe punishment or death. From the 1860s sheep were introduced, grazing in the lower valleys in spring and moving to higher ground in the summer. Fire was used to improve forage. The fires and extensive logging drastically changed the ecology, including the riparian areas. Sheep and goat peaked at 61,000 head in 1912. They no longer graze in

1302-420: The present Reclamation Area and Rodman Slough. The former channels were still visible in aerial photographs from 1940 and 1952. The creeks flowed through Robinson Lake, also called Rodman Bay, before entering Clear Lake. Robinson Lake was a mosaic of shallow wetlands, meandering channels, riparian forest and open water. In the early 1900s settlers re-routed Middle Creek to run directly south to Rodman Slough in

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1344-526: The rest of the nation in that year. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 14.4% of Lake County's owner-occupied dwellings are valued over a half a million dollars. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for

1386-443: The slough and the water moves at significant speed. Fine sediments are carried into Clear Lake, while coarse sediments are gradually filling in the slough. The high flows also erode the levees that protect adjacent reclaimed farmland. At the start of the historical period the watershed was mostly occupied by Eastern Pomo , but they were in contact with Northern Pomo , with whom they intermarried The arrival of Europeans devastated

1428-456: The south end of the lake as well as many old volcanoes , the largest being Cobb Mountain . The geologic history of the county shows events of great violence, such as the eruption of Mount Konocti and Mount St. Helena and the collapse of Cow Mountain , which created the hills around the county seat of Lakeport . Blue Lakes , Lake Pillsbury, and Indian Valley Reservoir are the county's other major bodies of water. Lake County has habitats for

1470-718: The vicinity of Upper Lake, while an eastern fork joined Clover Creek. Between 1918 and 1933 farmers built levees in Robinson Lake and the area was drained for agriculture, leaving only the narrow Rodman Slough along the west of the former lake. As part of creation of the Edmonds Reclamation District in 1926 Clover and Middle Creeks were rerouted to their present locations, flowing south into Rodman Slough. The creeks were widened and deepened so they could be navigated. The heavy earth-moving equipment used to "reclaim" about 2,000 acres (810 ha) of wetland

1512-598: The vote. On November 4, 2008, Lake County voted 52.6% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. In 2022, the county was won by Republicans in several statewide races. Lake County is in California's 4th congressional district , represented by Mike Thompson ( D – St. Helena ). In the state legislature , Lake is in the 4th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry , and

1554-423: The watershed. Cattle peaked at 11,600 head in 1922, and some cattle grazing continues. Starting in the late 1860s many sawmills were opened in the upper part of the watershed, and by the 1930s most of the accessible timber had been cut. Higher lumber prices after World War II (1939–1945) cost-justified construction of roads into almost all the timbered area of the watershed. Selective logging of conifers converted

1596-515: The west side. There are now projects to restore the drained land to its original condition. Middle Creek forms where West Fork Middle Creek and East Fork Middle Creek combine to the west of Pitnay Ridge and south of Elk Mountain . It flows south for 8.5 miles (13.7 km) to join Scotts Creek to form Rodman Slough. The mouth of Middle Creek is at an elevation of 1,329 feet (405 m) in Lake County, California. The Middle Creek watershed

1638-417: The world's greatest wines. However, in 1920, national prohibition essentially ended Lake County's wine production. With authorized cultivation limited to sacramental purposes, most of the vineyards were ripped out and replanted with walnut and pear orchards. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,329 square miles (3,440 km ), of which 1,256 square miles (3,250 km )

1680-405: Was also abandoned. ★ As of 2022, the U.S. Census continues to use the community's former name of Clear Lake Riviera . The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Lake County. † county seat 39°05′N 122°46′W  /  39.09°N 122.76°W  / 39.09; -122.76 Middle Creek (Lake County, California) Middle Creek

1722-728: Was one of the causes of a surge in sedimentation in Clear Lake after 1927. Upper Lake experienced severe flooding in 1938, 1955 and 1957–1958. In 1954 the US Congress authorized the Middle Creek Project by the US Army Corps of Engineers to protect the community of Upper Lake and about 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of agricultural land from flooding by the Middle, Scotts and Clover creeks. The project included 14.4 miles (23.2 km) of levees, diversions structures and

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1764-547: Was won by just four Democratic nominees – Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936, Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and Jimmy Carter in 1976. Ronald Reagan in 1984 remains the last Republican to win a majority in the county, which has reverted to leaning Democratic. In 2016, Republicans broke 40% of the vote for the first time since 2004, and Democrats failed to win 50% of the vote for the first time since 1996. Democrats broke 50% again in 2020, increasing their margin of victory, although Republicans still increased their percentage of

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