Lake Britton

{{short description|Reservoir in California, USA}}

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| name = Lake Britton

| image = LakeBritton(CA).jpg

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| location = Shasta County, California{{Cite web|url=http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris(N-S)2010.pdf|title=Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (N-S)|publisher=California Department of Water Resources|accessdate=September 28, 2012|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005023207/http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris%28N-S%292010.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| coords = {{Coord|41.0218|-121.6753|type:waterbody_region:US-CA_source:GNIS|display=inline,title|notes=}}

| type = Reservoir

| inflow = Pit River

| outflow = Pit River

| catchment = {{Convert|4700|sqmi}}

| basin_countries = United States

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| volume = {{Convert|34600|acre.ft}}

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| elevation = {{Convert|2717|ft}}{{Cite gnis|257465|Lake Britton}}

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Lake Britton is a reservoir located in Shasta County, California. It is known for its wide variety of bass and trout. Its main body is situated to the west of State Route 89, and is mostly surrounded by PG&E Land, Forest Service Land, and McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. Along the north shore lies North Shore and Dusty Campgrounds. It is fed by the Pit River and has tributaries of Clark Creek, Burney Creek, and Hat Creek and is impounded by the Pit #3 Dam.

A bridge, owned by the Great Shasta Rail Trail, which spans Lake Britton (just east of Hwy 89) was used for the railroad bridge scene in the 1986 film Stand By Me.{{cite news |url=http://democratherald.com/news/bend-attorney-helped-drive-stand-by-me-train/article_2ea5a666-b948-598f-a38f-1049da066670.html |author=Paul, Alex |title=Bend Attorney Helped Drive 'Stand By Me' Train |newspaper=Albany Democrat-Herald |date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=September 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926012441/http://democratherald.com/news/bend-attorney-helped-drive-stand-by-me-train/article_2ea5a666-b948-598f-a38f-1049da066670.html |url-status=live }}; special section, pp. S3, S8.