Primary outflows Terminal (evaporation) Max. length .9 km (0.56 mi) Surface elevation 2,453 m Width 600 m Parent range Sierra Nevada | Basin countries United States Max. width .6 km (0.37 mi) Length 900 m Lake type Glacial lake | |
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Location Desolation Wilderness, El Dorado County, California, US References U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake of the Woods (California) | ||
The Lake of the Woods is a backcountry glacial lake in the Desolation Wilderness of the El Dorado National Forest, southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. It lies just southeast of Lake Aloha.
Map of Lake of the Woods, California 95721, USA
The lake is accessible by hiking west out of the Glen Alpine Springs Trailhead, Echo Lake (California) Trailhead or north out of the Twin Bridges Trailhead. The lake is known to contain Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.
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