Goose Lake

Goose Lake is a large alkaline lake in the Goose Lake Valley on the border in the United States. Like many other lakes in the , it is a pluvial lake that formed from precipitation and melting glaciers during the Pleistocene epoch.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: glacial lake in California, United States
  • Also known as: Newapkshi”, “Pit Lake”, “Pitt’s Lake”, and “Upper Goose Lake

Goose Lake

Latitude
41.9471° or 41° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
-120.41872° or 120° 25′ 7″ west
Elevation
4,705 feet (1,434 metres)
Open location code
84HXWHWJ+RG
Geo­Names ID
5564283
Wiki­data ID
Q1309664
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Goose Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Goose Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, California, Modoc County, lat 41,95, long -120,42)
  • Cebuano: Goose Lake
  • Chinese: 鵝湖
  • Dutch: Goose Lake
  • French: lac Goose
  • French: Lac Goose
  • German: Goose Lake
  • Hebrew: אגם גוס
  • Japanese: グース湖
  • Russian: Гус
  • Spanish: Lago Goose

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