Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 8705
Land area (2000): 6.322538 sq. miles (16.375297 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.225285 sq. miles (0.583486 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.547823 sq. miles (16.958783 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06434
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 34.241295 N, 116.903289 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Big Bear Lake
Wikipedia
Big Bear Lake is a reservoir in the San Bernardino Mountains, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. At a surface elevation of , it has an east–west length of approximately and is approximately at its widest measurement, though the lake's width mostly averages a little more than . These approximations are based on the lake having an optimum retainable water level. At dam's end Big Bear measures its deepest water at . It is a completely snow-fed lake, having no other means of tributary or mechanical replenishment.
Located east of Los Angeles and surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Lake is accessible via four scenic highways: Highway 330 from Highland, Highway 38 from Redlands, Highway 138 from Victorville, and Highway 18 from San Bernardino.
Usage examples of "big bear lake".
But when she saw the headlights behind her, she responded to an innate proclivity for survival, turning right instead, heading east-northeast toward Big Bear Lake.
His thoughts, like hers, were no doubt on the long weekend they had just spent at Big Bear Lake.
Soon, however, she would be in the town of Big Bear on the shores of Big Bear Lake, a resort in the nearby San Bernardino Mountains, a place he knew well.