Meiss Lake

Meiss Lake is a 3,000-acre, shallow, warm located in the western portion of Butte Valley, in eastern . The lake is a remnant of a larger lake that occupied the entire valley when temperatures were cooler and is fed seasonally by several creeks in Butte Valley.
  • Type: Lake (intermittent)
  • Description: lake of the United States of America
  • Also known as: Butte Reservoir

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Macdoel.

is a town in in . To get there from , turn on US-97 N until you reach it. It is nearby Meiss Lake, and has an elementary school. Potato manufacturing is big here.

Meiss Lake

Latitude
41.86678° or 41° 52′ 0″ north
Longitude
-122.08032° or 122° 4′ 49″ west
Elevation
4,236 feet (1,291 metres)
Open location code
84HVVW89+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 86525052
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5567827
Wiki­data ID
Q6810331
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Meiss Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة مايس
  • Cebuano: Meiss Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, California, Siskiyou County)
  • Cebuano: Meiss Lake
  • Chinese: 梅斯湖
  • French: Meiss Lake

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