Tule Lake
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Tule Lake is a shallow, marshy lake in northern California historically significant to the Modoc people and later known as the site of a World War II Japanese American incarceration camp.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tule Lake Basin | 1 |
| Tule Lake area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
marshy lake ⓘ shallow lake ⓘ |
| administeredByDuringWWII | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Japanese Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Japanese American incarceration during World War II
ⓘ
segregation of so-called “disloyal” Japanese American incarcerees ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Klamath Reclamation Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lost River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
agricultural irrigation reservoir (via reclamation project)
ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Wildlife Refuge area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4,000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
habitat loss due to reclamation and agriculture
ⓘ
water allocation conflicts in Klamath Basin ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
migratory waterfowl
ⓘ
waterfowl and shorebird species on the Pacific Flyway ⓘ |
| hasFlora | tule reeds (Schoenoplectus acutus and related species) ⓘ |
| hasPart | Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySignificantFor | Modoc people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | World War II Japanese American incarceration site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
near California–Oregon border ⓘ northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Modoc County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siskiyou County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lava Beds National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tulelake, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Tule Lake National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annual pilgrimages by former incarcerees and descendants ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for tule reeds growing in and around the lake ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Newell, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tulelake, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin hydrologic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Klamath Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Flyway for migratory birds ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | site of civil liberties violations in U.S. history ⓘ |
| siteOf |
Tule Lake Segregation Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tule Lake War Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf | Modoc people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing by Modoc people
ⓘ
gathering of tule reeds ⓘ waterfowl hunting by Modoc people ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tule Lake Basin
this entity surface form:
Tule Lake area