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The Goose Lake Valley is located in south-central Oregon and northeastern California in the United States. It is a high valley at the northwestern corner of North America's Great Basin. Much of the valley floor is covered by Goose Lake, a large endorheic lake that straddles the Oregon–California border. Native Americans inhabited the Goose Lake Valley for thousands of years before explorers arrived in the 19th century. The pioneer wagon route known as the Applegate Trail crossed the Goose Lake Valley on its way to southern Oregon. At the south end of Goose Lake, the Lassen Cutoff separated from the Applegate Trail and headed south toward the Sacramento Valley. Today, Lakeview, Oregon, is the largest settlement in the valley. Livestock ranching and lumber mills are the valley's main commercial activity. The Goose Lake Valley offers a number of recreational opportunities including hang-gliding, hunting, fishing, and birdwatching. == Geography == The Goose Lake Valley is located in Lake County in south-central Oregon and Modoc County in northeastern California. It is approximately long and wide.〔(''Oregon-California Goose Lake Interstate Compact'' ), ratified by the State of Oregon by chapter 473, Oregon Laws 1963 and signed by Governor of Oregon on 6 June 1963; ratified by the State of California by chapter 1059, California Statutes 1963 and signed by Governor of California on 28 June 1963; and consented to by Public Law 98-334 passed by the 98th Congress of the United States and signed by the President of the United States on 2 July 1984.〕〔("Goose Lake Valley Groundwater Basin, Lower Goose Lake Valley Subbasin" ) (PDF), ''Northeastern Counties Ground Water Investigation Bulletin 118'', California Department of Water Resources, 27 February 2004.〕 The largest settlement in the Goose Lake Valley is Lakeview. There are two main highways that pass through the valley, and both pass through Lakeview. U.S. Route 395 runs north–south through the valley while Oregon Route 140 crosses the valley east–west. Klamath Falls, Oregon, is west of Lakeview on Route 140. Winnemucca, Nevada, is on Route 140, east of Lakeview. Bend, Oregon, is northwest of Lakeview via Route 395, Oregon Route 31, and U.S. Route 97. Burns, Oregon, is northeast of Lakeview on Route 395 while Alturas, California, is south of Lakeview on the same highway.〔〔(''MapQuest'' Directions ), ''www.mapquest.com'', MapQuest, Inc, Denver, Colorado, 2009.〕 Three sides of the valley are bordered by mountains that rise several thousand feet above the valley floor. On the east side, the Warner Mountains run the entire length of the valley, while the Fremont Mountains border the valley's north and west sides. At the northern end of the valley between the two mountain ranges is a low pass connecting the Goose Lake Valley with the Crooked Creek Valley, a small basin-and-range valley that leads to the south shore of Abert Lake. South and southwest of the Goose Lake Valley is the Modoc Plateau. Crane Mountain, in the Warner Mountains, is the highest point overlooking the valley. The summit of Crane Mountain is above sea level.〔United States Geological Survey topographic map, ACME mapper, ''www.acme.com'', 29 March 2009.〕〔Biddle, H. J., ("Note of the Surface Geology of Southern Oregon" ), ''The American Journal of Science'', Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor, New Haven, Connecticut, 1888, pp. 478–480.〕〔("Crane Mountain (OR)" ), Summit Post, ''www.summitpost.org'', 9 January 2010.〕 The valley floor averages to about above sea level.〔Pardee, George C., et al, ("Goose Lake Valley" ), ''Report of the Conservation Commission of the State of California'', Sacramento, California Conservation Commission, California, 1 January 1913, p. 112.〕 It is dominated by Goose Lake, a large mildly-alkali lake. The surface elevation of the lake is above sea level at normal water levels. The lake normally has no outlet; however, when the water level is extremely high, the south end of the lake can overflow into the Pit River. During severe and extended drought periods, the lake has gone completely dry.〔("Goose Lake" ), ''www.pitrivealliance.net'', Pit River Watershed Alliance, Alturas, California, 27 December 2009.〕〔("Goose Lake, CA" ), Lat-Long Services, ''www.lat-long.com'', 2 January 2010.〕 There are a number of streams that flow into the valley from the Fremont and Warner Mountains. The Fremont Mountains provide most of the fresh water delivered to Goose Lake. These northern and western slopes of the Goose Lake basin are drained by Thomas Creek, Muddy Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Drews Creek. All flow into Goose Lake. At the southern end of the basin, Willow Creek and Lassen Creek flow from the Warner Mountains into Goose Lake.〔〔〔("Pluvial Lakes: Oregon's inland seas" ), ''Oregon: A Geologic History'', Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Portland, Oregon, 23 December 2009.〕〔("Goose Lake Redband Trout" ) (PDF), ''Oregon Native Fish Status Report'' (Vol. II), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, Oregon, 2005.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goose Lake Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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