Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt is a lake located in a large tidal lagoon basin in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is named after Samuel Merritt, Oakland's mayor in 1867–1869, who had the lagoon dammed turning the varying tidal lagoon into a stable salt-water lake.
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.- Type: Lake
- Description: lagoon in Oakland, California, United States
- Also known as: “Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge”, “Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge”, “Lake Merritt, CA”, “Peralta Lake”, and “レイクメリット”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Camron-Stanford House and Children’s Fairyland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Point and Civic Center.
Lake Merritt
- Categories: lagoon, wildlife refuge, and body of water
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.8037° or 37° 48′ 13″ north
Longitude
-122.25583° or 122° 15′ 21″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
849VRP3V+FM
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Lake Merritt” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мерит”
- Cebuano: “Lake Merritt”
- Chinese: “梅里特湖”
- Chinese: “湖邊”
- Dutch: “Lake Merritt”
- French: “lac Merritt”
- French: “Lac Merritt”
- Italian: “lago Merritt”
- Italian: “Lago Merritt”
- Japanese: “メリット湖”
- Portuguese: “Lago Merritt”
- Romanian: “Lacul Merritt”
- Spanish: “Lago Merritt”
- Vietnamese: “hồ Merritt”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lakeside and Merritt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lakeside Park and Adams Point.
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