Meiss Lake

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Meiss Lake
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Location	Butte Valley, Eastern Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates	41°51′37″N 122°03′29″W / 41.860292°N 122.058020°W / 41.860292; -122.058020Coordinates: 41°51′37″N 122°03′29″W / 41.860292°N 122.058020°W / 41.860292; -122.058020
Type	Endorheic Lake
Primary inflows	Prather Creek, Ikes Creek, Musgrave Creek,Butte Creek (historically)[1]
Primary outflows	evaporation, seepage to aquifer
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	3,000 acres (1,200 ha)
Surface elevation	4236 feet (1291 meters),[2]
Settlements	near Dorris, Macdoel

Meiss Lake is a 3,000-acre (12 km²), shallow, warm lake located in the western portion of Butte Valley, in eastern Siskiyou County. 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. Although Meiss Lake is in the closed Butte Creek Valley basin, in wetter times it undoubtedly flowed over a low divide into Rock Creek and then into the Klamath River east of Copco Lake. A pumping station was installed during the 1964 floods to evacuate floodwaters into Rock Creek as protection for nearby croplands and wildlife habitat wetlands. Meiss Lake is fully inside the boundaries of the Butte Valley Wildlife Area managed by the California Department of Fish and Game, along with the historic Meiss Ranch which is also a part of the wildlife area.

See also[]

• List of lakes in California

References[]

External links[]

• Butte Valley Wildlife Area

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