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Echo Lakes
Upper and Lower Echo Lake, California
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Location	El Dorado County, California, U.S.
Coordinates	38°50′34″N 120°04′32″W / 38.84278°N 120.07556°W / 38.84278; -120.07556 (Upper Echo Lake)
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. There has been little development beyond lakeside cabins.

See also

• List of lakes in California

References

1. "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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