After California's severe drought resurfaced a historic settlement from the depths of Lake Isabella, the ghost town of Whiskey Flat has once again returned to the water.
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Millerton Lake has a presence in both Fresno County and Madera County, just north of the town of Friant. But those new to the area may not know that underneath the waters of Millerton Lake was the original town of Millerton.
Millerton Lake has a presence in both Fresno County and Madera County, just north of the town of Friant. But those new to the area may not know that underneath the waters of Millerton Lake was the original town of Millerton.
But those new to the area may not know that underneath the waters of Millerton Lake was the original town of Millerton. According to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Millerton Lake was created following the construction of the Friant Dam. But to create the lake, the town underneath had to be flooded.
Tulare Lake used to be the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. A wet winter in California has revived the dried up lake — leaving whole communities under water.
The Lake Berryessa 'Glory Hole'The spillway design chosen for Berryessa is variously called a bell-mouth, a morning glory, or — most commonly — a glory hole. According to Visit Napa Valley, it's essentially a giant concrete funnel sticking up out of the dam, 75 feet in diameter at the top and 28 feet at the base.
Four hundred feet under the blue waters of Shasta Lake is also the ghost town of Kennett. Starting as a railroad construction camp in the early 1880s, Kennett eventually grew in size until it became an official town in 1884.