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The Upper Truckee River is a stream that flows northward from the western slope of Red Lake Peak in Alpine County, California to Lake Tahoe via the Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe, California. The river flows northeasterly and is 23 miles (37 km) long. [3] It is Lake Tahoe's largest tributary. [4]
California Historical Landmark Marker #576 at the Santa Fe And Salt Lake Trail pass site reads: Santa Fe And Salt Lake Trail 1849, Erected in honor of the brave pioneers of California, in 1917 by Sheldon Stoddard, Sydney P. Waite, John Brown, Jr., George Miller, George M. Cooley, Silas C. Cox, Richard Weir, and Jasper N. Corbett. [18] [19]
Rancho Las Ciénegas was a 4,439-acre (17.96 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California given in 1823 to Francisco Avila by Governor Luis Antonio Argüello. [1] " La Ciénega" is derived from the Spanish word ciénega , which means swamp or marshland and refers to the natural springs and wetlands in the area between ...
The lake is found by following the Hell for Sure Trail which continues up to Hell for Sure Lake and Hell for Sure Pass. Mount Hutton can be found approximately 1.35 mi (2.17 km) to the south east and Red Mountain can be found approximately 1.13 mi (1.82 km) to the northeast.
Dominguez Slough (American English pronunciation: slew or slu) [1] was an endorheic lake and wetland in present-day Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Known for much of the late 19th century and early 20th century as Nigger Slough , it was renamed Lagunas de los Dominguez in 1938 in reference to the rancho-era Dominguez ...
The juxtaposition of the lake and wilderness presents the opportunity for rustic boat/backpacking adventures through the rugged and scenic 25,680 acres (103.9 km 2) of wilderness. Like the lake itself, the wilderness is lightly used on the western border. Hell Hole Trail enters the wilderness from near the lake but is difficult to locate.
The original extent of Ballona Wetlands likely ranged between 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) [7] and 2,100 acres (8.5 km 2). [8] The wetlands can be roughly divided into five ecologically distinct areas: saltwater marsh (wetland fed by the ocean), freshwater marsh (wetland fed by creeks and streams), riparian corridor (creek bottomland), sand dunes and bluffs.
Goose Lake is a 28-mile (45 km) long closed-basin lake located in the Goose Lake Valley along the west side of the range, straddling the California–Oregon border. [2] Goose Lake drained into the Pit River only twice in recorded history: in 1868 and 1881. The lake dried up in 1926 and from 1929 to 1934.