Meeks Bay, California
Coordinates: 39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W
| Meeks Bay | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Meeks Bay Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation[1] | 6,240 ft (1,902 m) |
Meeks Bay (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.[2]
A post office operated at Meeks Bay from 1929 to 1972.[2]
Ecology
A beaver dam on Meeks Creek, Lake Tahoe August, 2010
References
- 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeks Bay, California
- 1 2 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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