Donner Lake
Donner Lake, formerly known as Truckee Lake, is a freshwater lake in Northeast California on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and about 20 miles northwest of the much larger Lake Tahoe.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of 5,938 feet (1,810 metres)
- Description: freshwater lake in California, United States
- Also known as“Truckee Lake”“Truckees Lake”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norden and Truckee.
Truckee
Truckee is a pleasant town of 17,000 people in the Lake Tahoe region of California.
Soda Springs
Soda Springs is an unincorporated community and…
6 miles west of Donner Lake
Donner Lake
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Latitude
39.32274° or 39° 19′ 22″ north
Longitude
-120.26519° or 120° 15′ 55″ west
Open location code
84FX8PFM+3W
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Donner Lake” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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