Some people may and others may not know the name of this reservoir, which as rule goes dry by the end of summer. After all, it is an intermittent stream as its source of water. In 1902, Mary Jane Hall claimed rights to the stream, that is since known as Barry Creek, and had a small reservoir constructed at the site of the current one. In 1909, Mardis Barry purchased the property from Hall. The enlarged reservoir was constructed in the fall of 1940. It was the first such project of its kind in Lassen County that was constructed with funding from the United States Farm Security Administration.