Francis Lake is a small backcountry
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in the
Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of
Lake Tahoe in the
Eldorado National Forest
Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, in eastern California.
Geography
Most of the forest (72.8%) lies in El Dorado County. In descending order of land area the others counties ...
. There are no trails to this lake. This lake is very near
Loon Lake.
See also
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List of lakes in California
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupie ...
References
Lakes of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Lakes of El Dorado County, California
Eldorado National Forest
Lake Tahoe
Lakes of California
Lakes of Northern California
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