Shaver Lake, California

Shaver Lake
Location in Fresno County and the state of California
Shaver Lake
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°06′15″N 119°19′03″W / 37.10417°N 119.31750°W / 37.10417; -119.31750
Country United States
State California
CountyFresno
Government
 • State SenatorShannon Grove (R)
 • State AssemblyDavid Tangipa (R)
 • U. S. CongressTom McClintock (R)
Area
 • Total
34.564 sq mi (89.521 km2)
 • Land32.287 sq mi (83.623 km2)
 • Water2.277 sq mi (5.897 km2)  6.59%
Elevation
5,627 ft (1,715 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
580
 • Density18/sq mi (6.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93634, 93642, 93664
Area code559
FIPS code06-71246
GNIS feature IDs1659635, 2408722

Shaver Lake (formerly Musick Creek and Musick Creek Heights) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 580 at the 2020 census, down from 634 at the 2010 census. Shaver Lake is on the southwest end of the lake of the same name, 10 miles (16 km) east of New Auberry, at an elevation of 5,627 ft (1,715 m). The name honors C.B. Shaver, founder of the Fresno Flume and Irrigation Company that built the dam, creating the lake. The lake served as a mill pond for the Shaver Sawmill and the source for a flume that ran 65 miles (105 km) to Clovis. The original town of Shaver was inundated when the Thomas A. Edison Company purchased and enlarged the lake in 1919.