Cuddeback Lake: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m copyedit |
→top: this is over specificity , given that the dimensions are necessarily "about" ; doubly so for a dry lake, whose "shore" is hugely variable |
||
| (22 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description| Lake in the state of California, United States}} |
|||
{{Infobox |
{{Infobox body of water |
||
| name = Cuddeback Lake |
| name = Cuddeback Lake |
||
| image = |
| image = Cuddeback_Lake.jpg |
||
| caption = |
| caption = |
||
| location = [[Mojave Desert]]<br>[[San Bernardino County, California]] |
| location = [[Mojave Desert]]<br>[[San Bernardino County, California]] |
||
| Line 19: | Line 20: | ||
| shore = {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}} |
| shore = {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}} |
||
| elevation = {{convert|778|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
| elevation = {{convert|778|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
||
<!-- Map --> |
|||
| pushpin_map = California#USA |
|||
| pushpin_label_position = |
|||
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Cuddeback Lake in California, USA. |
|||
| pushpin_map_caption = |
|||
| pushpin_mapsize = 200 |
|||
<!-- Below --> |
|||
| website = |
|||
| reference = {{gnis|241156}} |
| reference = {{gnis|241156}} |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Cuddeback Lake''' is a [[dry lake]] in the [[Mojave Desert]] of [[San Bernardino County, California]], {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Edwards Air Force Base]]. The lake is approximately {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}} at its widest point. |
'''Cuddeback Lake''' is a [[dry lake]] in the [[Mojave Desert]] of [[San Bernardino County, California]], {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Edwards Air Force Base]]. The lake is approximately {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|4|km|0|abbr=on}} at its widest point. |
||
It is also the site of the Cuddeback Lake Air Force Gunnery Range.<ref>{{GNIS|2512156|Cuddeback Lake Air Force Gunnery Range}}</ref> |
|||
Cuddeback Lake was also used for the filming of Madonna's "[[Frozen (Madonna song)|Frozen]]" music video in January 1998. Many of the scenes in the Disney film ''[[Holes (film)|Holes]]'' were filmed on Cuddeback Lake. |
|||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
| Line 28: | Line 40: | ||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
|||
* {{gnis|241156}} |
* {{gnis|241156}} |
||
{{authority control}} |
|||
==External links== |
|||
* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.29607,-117.47200&spn=0.10383,0.22831&t=k&z=13&om=1 Satellite Photo (Google Maps)] |
|||
[[Category:Endorheic lakes of California]] |
[[Category:Endorheic lakes of California]] |
||
[[Category:Lakes of the Mojave Desert]] |
[[Category:Lakes of the Mojave Desert]] |
||
[[Category:Lakes of San Bernardino County, California]] |
[[Category:Lakes of San Bernardino County, California]] |
||
[[Category:Lakes of California]] |
|||
[[Category:Lakes of Southern California]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 27 February 2023
| Cuddeback Lake | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Cuddeback Lake  Cuddeback Lake | |
| Location | Mojave Desert San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 35°17′46″N 117°28′19″W / 35.2960°N 117.4720°W |
| Lake type | Endorheic basin |
| Primary outflows | Terminal |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Shore length1 | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 778 m (2,552 ft) |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuddeback Lake |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Cuddeback Lake is a dry lake in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Edwards Air Force Base. The lake is approximately 10 km (6 mi) long and 4 km (2 mi) at its widest point.
It is also the site of the Cuddeback Lake Air Force Gunnery Range.[1] Cuddeback Lake was also used for the filming of Madonna's "Frozen" music video in January 1998. Many of the scenes in the Disney film Holes were filmed on Cuddeback Lake.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
 | This San Bernardino County, California–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |