Tule Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Tule Lake
image_lake = TuleLakeSunset.jpg
caption_lake = sunset
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location = Siskiyou County, California
coords = coord|41|54|33.56|N|121|31|58.97|W|type:waterbody_region:US-CA|display=inline,title
type = intermittent lake
inflow = Lost River
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basin_countries = United States
length = 8.0 km (5 mi)
width = 4.8 km (3 mi)
area = 13,000 acres (53 km²)
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elevation = 4035 ft (1230 m)
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Tule Lake is an intermittent lake covering an area of 13,000 acres (53 km²), 8.0 km (5 mi) long and 4.8 km (3 mi) across [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html BGN: Domestic Names - Main ] ] , in northeastern Siskiyou County, California, along the border with Oregon. It is fed by the Lost River.

The lake is located 2.4 km (1.5 mi) [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html BGN: Domestic Names - Main ] ] , southwest of the town of Tulelake and is part of the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge and the Klamath Project. The Tule Lake War Relocation Center, a Japanese American internment camp, is located to the east in neighboring Modoc County. Canby's Cross is located about three miles south of the lake, the site where General Edward Canby was killed by Captain Jack.

The elevation of the lake is 4035 ft (1230 m) [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html BGN: Domestic Names - Main ] ] .

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