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Meeks Bay, California
Coordinates: 39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W{{#coordinates:39|02|04|N|120|07|27|W| |primary |name= }}
| Meeks Bay maʔyála | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Location in California | |
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Coordinates: 39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W{{#coordinates:39|02|04|N|120|07|27|W|type:city_region:US-CA | |name= }} | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation[1] | 6,240 ft (1,902 m) |
Meeks Bay (Washo: maʔyála [2]) (formerly, Meigs Bay, Micks Bay, and Murphys) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It lies on Lake Tahoe at the mouth of Meeks Creek, at an elevation of 6240 feet (1902 m).[1] The place is named for John Meeks, who owned the land.[1] The Meeks brothers baled 25 tons of wild hay in the meadows at the mouth of Meeks Creek in 1862.[3]
A post office operated at Meeks Bay from 1929 to 1972.[3]
Ecology
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeks Bay, California
- ^ "The Washo Project Online Dictionary". Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 522. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
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