Bucks Lake

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Bucks Lake

Total population

20

Median home value

$0

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation1573 m

Land area26.81 km²

Weather67°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.88°, -121.20°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bucks Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. Bucks Lake is located on the south shore of the lake of the same name, 13 miles (20.9 km) west-southwest in Quincy. The population was 22 at the 2020 census, up from 10 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bucks Lake, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in California

• Berry Creek
  20.3 mi away
• Butte Meadows
  23.1 mi away
• Cherokee
  23.8 mi away
• Forbestown
  24.6 mi away
• Forest Ranch
  25 mi away
• Cromberg
  27 mi away
• Butte Valley
  27.8 mi away
• Butte Creek Canyon
  28.5 mi away
• Challenge-Brownsville
  28.9 mi away
• Cohasset
  29 mi away
• Downieville
  29.1 mi away
• Chester
  29.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bucks Lake

Geology of the Pulga and Bucks Lake quadrangles, Butte and Plumas Counties, California

Anna Martta Hietanen · 1973

Bucks Lake snowmobile trails

United States. Forest Service · 2009

Reminiscences of a Ranger

Horace Bell · 1881

Saga of a Mountain Meadow

Scott Lawson · 2008

Geochemical analyses of rock and stream-sediment samples from Bald Rock, Bucks Lake, Chips Creek, and Middle Fork Feather River Roadless Areas, Butte and Plumas Counties, California

Martin L Sorensen · 1982

The Mailliards of California

William Somers Mailliard · 1993

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Family Refrigerator Inventory List

P. A. M. CONENNA · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 63 mi
• Wildfire BISCAR, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-07-18 · 70 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 72 mi
• Wildfire BROOK, Shasta, California
  Wildfires · 2026-07-18 · 77 mi
• Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 89 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 121 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 124 mi
• Wildfire MP18, Humboldt, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 157 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-15 15:30 UTC.