California · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Eagle Lake Basin
BLM found a wildlife resource, a cultural value, a scenic value, a historic value and a fish resource here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 1 mining claim BLM lists as Filed and 21 rights of way inside the line today, and ten grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 32,033 acres and was designated April 17, 2008, in the Eagle Lake.
One of the 1,120 places the Bureau of Land Management has designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This page shows its line, what BLM found there and what sits inside it.
The line
Who holds the claims
At least 1 claim sits inside this line: 0 active and 1 filed and pending, 1 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. BLM lists 1 as Filed. The claim wasn't located before the area was designated.
- Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)1claim
BLM's mining rules list designated ACECs among the places where mining that disturbs the surface beyond casual use needs a plan of operations BLM approves. Exploration of five acres or less can go ahead on a notice instead.
The rights of way
21 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 16 under non-energy facilities, 3 under other energy facilities and 2 under none.
- CA DEPT TRANSPORTATION3rights of way
- LASSEN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT3rights of way
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION2rights of way
- BLM EAGLE LAKE FIELD OFFICE2rights of way
- A private individual, name withheld by this site1right of way
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS LLC1right of way
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY1right of way
- T-MOBILE1right of way
- STONES-BENGARD INC1right of way
- LASSEN COUNTY (California)1right of way
- CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS1right of way
- LASSEN WLLW CR WTR C1right of way
- LASSEN COUNTY (California) - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT1right of way
- US CELLULAR1right of way
- VERIZON WIRELESS1right of way
Grazing allotments
10 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Slate Creek AMP48,474acres
- South Horse Lake48,068acres
- Allotment USFS-GRZ-10032.0103144,164acres
- North Horse Lake38,824acres
- New Bailey Creek33,067acres
- Allotment USFS-GRZ-10026.0103120,007acres
- Walsh Mountain7,139acres
- Bucks Bay6,815acres
- Barron Individual4,284acres
- Stone Individual2,983acres
The nearest areas
- Old Growth JuniperCalifornia · 3,146 acres · 4 grazing allotments covering part of it17miles
- Willow CreekCalifornia · 2,143 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it17miles
- Susan RiverCalifornia · 2,490 acres · 7 rights of way18miles
- Ash ValleyCalifornia · 1,225 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it28miles
- Mountain PeaksCalifornia · 3,800 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it28miles
More from BLM's California office
Every area BLM's California office holdsThe proposed rule
A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Eagle Lake Basin. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.
The rule's abstract
The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026