Francis Lake
Francis Lake is a small backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Eldorado National Forest. There are no trails to this lake. This lake is very near Loon Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lake Francis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loon Lake.
Loon Lake
Lake
Photo: Nick Ares, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loon Lake is a reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest of El Dorado County, California, United States. The 76,200 acre⋅ft lake is formed by Loon Lake Dam, completed in 1963 as part of the Upper American River Project by Sacramento Municipal Utility District to conserve spring snow melt runoff for use during the summer and autumn for hydroelectric power production. Loon Lake is situated 1½ miles east of Francis Lake.
Francis Lake
- Category: lake
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.99219° or 38° 59′ 32″ northLongitude
-120.33995° or 120° 20′ 24″ westElevation
6,273 feet (1,912 metres)Open location code
84CXXMR6+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 169789569OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Francis Lake” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيرة فرانسيس (كاليفورنيا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيرة فرانسيس”
- French: “Francis Lake”
- Japanese: “フランシス湖”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rubicon Springs Campsite, and Laddies Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loon Lake Power Plant and Red Mountain.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Francis Lake”. Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.