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.

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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

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Modoc people associatedLake Tule Lake
Klamath Basin contains Tule Lake
Modoc Plateau containsFeature Tule Lake
this entity surface form: Tule Lake Basin
Modoc traditionalTerritory Tule Lake
this entity surface form: Tule Lake area