| Indian Tom Lake | |
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 Indian Tom Lake from the North shore. | |
  Indian Tom Lake  Indian Tom Lake | |
| Location | Butte Valley, Eastern Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41°59′27″N 121°52′45″W / 41.9907°N 121.87917°W[1] |
| Lake type | Endorheic Lake |
| Primary inflows | Hot creek |
| Primary outflows | evaporation, seepage to aquifer |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 500 acres (200 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 4,088 feet (1,246 meters),[2] |
| Settlements | Dorris and Macdoel |
Indian Tom Lake is a 500-acre (2.0 km2), shallow, natural lake located in the western portion of Butte Valley, in eastern Siskiyou County.[1] 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. The area around the lake was the home of the Modoc people prior to European contact. Indian Tom Lake is one of California's State Public Hunting Areas for duck and geese.[3]
- ^ a b USGS Dorris (CA) Quad topographic map Indian Tom Lake.
- ^ Geographical Names Indian Tom Lake: United States from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
- ^ Dave Harbour, Linda C. Harbour, Douglas Harbour. Modern ABC's of Bird Hunting (Google eBook); iUniverse, 2001; page 169. ISBN 1469719886
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