Big Bear Lake gifts, ornaments and shirts
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Up at 6,743 feet, Big Bear is a mountain lake that lives on snowmelt and rain. Grout Bay, Boulder Bay and the dam end are all on the outline here.
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Up at 6,743 feet, Big Bear is a mountain lake that lives on snowmelt and rain. Grout Bay, Boulder Bay and the dam end are all on the outline here.
Your family's name, under Big Bear Lake.
The whole lake on 11 by 15 inches of glass, with your last name and year underneath. We email you a picture of your board to check before we make it.
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Your names, a year, or your spot on Big Bear Lake, on our Big Bear Lake outline. Tell us what you'd like and we'll email you a few pictures and the price. You only pay once you've picked one.
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Big Bear Lake, as we draw it
Grout Bay and Boulder Bay are both in the outline. Every piece here uses this same drawing.
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Big Bear Lake facts, with sources
- State and county
- California: San Bernardino County, in the San Bernardino Mountains
- Dam
- Multiple-arch dam built in 1912, about 300 feet downstream of the original 1884 dam
- Managed by
- Big Bear Municipal Water District
- Surface area
- 2,971 acres
- Shoreline
- 22 miles
- Max depth
- 72 feet, at the dam end
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbmwd.com
Questions about Big Bear Lake
Where is Big Bear Lake?
Big Bear Lake is in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, at a surface elevation of about 6,743 feet.
Is Big Bear Lake natural or man-made?
It is a reservoir. A 72-foot multiple-arch dam, built in 1912 just downstream of an 1884 dam, increased the lake's capacity.
How big is Big Bear Lake?
The Big Bear Municipal Water District lists a surface area of 2,971 acres and 22 miles of shoreline.
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