Lost Lake (California)

Lost Lake
Location Desolation Wilderness
El Dorado County, California
Coordinates 38°51′38″N 120°05′51″W / 38.8605°N 120.0974°W / 38.8605; -120.0974Coordinates: 38°51′38″N 120°05′51″W / 38.8605°N 120.0974°W / 38.8605; -120.0974
Basin countries United States
Surface area 0.7 ha (1.7 acres)
Average depth 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Water volume 12,500 m3 (10.1 acre·ft)
Surface elevation 2,475 m (8,120 ft)
Frozen November–June
References U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Lake

Lost Lake is a lake in the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, south of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, United States.

Not to be confused with Lost Lake Resort, California, which is near the Colorado River. Also not to be confused with the 'Lost Lake' off the Cajon Pass, also in California.

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