| Echo Lakes | |
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 Upper and Lower Echo Lake, California | |
  Echo Lakes  Echo Lakes | |
| Location | El Dorado County, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°50′34″N 120°04′32″W / 38.84278°N 120.07556°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. depth | 303 ft (92 m) |
| Surface elevation | 2,260 m (7,410 ft) |
Echo Lake, is the name of a glacial lake—summer reservoir located in El Dorado County, eastern California, United States.
Geography
Echo Lake is in the Sierra Nevada, and within the El Dorado National Forest. The lake is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Highway 50 at Echo Summit.
The lake is divided into two sections; an Upper lake, and a Lower lake. The elevation of Echo lake is maintained in summer months with a dam at 7,414 feet (2,260 m) above sea level.[1] There has been little development beyond lakeside cabins.
Lower Echo Lake, California
See also
References
- ↑ "About Echo Lake". www.echochalet.com. Archived from the original on 2001-06-08.
External links
Media related to Echo Lake (California) at Wikimedia Commons- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Echo Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Echo Lake
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