🌊 Borax Lake (Oregon)

United States · Americas · 4,078 m · 42.33°N, 118.60°W

Borax Lake is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) alkaline lake in the Alvord Desert of southeastern Oregon in the United States. The lake is fed by geothermal springs 100 feet (30 m) below the surface that range in temperature from 104 to 300 °F. Surface water temperatures usually range from 61 to 100 °F but occasionally go higher. The springs lie along the Steens fault zone, which runs north–south through the Alvord Valley east of Steens Mountain.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Surface elevation	4,078 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	42.33°N, 118.60°W · view on map

Borax Lake (Oregon) sits at 4,078 m in United States, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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