Soda Springs, Placer County, California

Soda Springs
Unincorporated community
Soda Springs is located in California
Soda Springs
Soda Springs
Location in California
Soda Springs is located in the United States
Soda Springs
Soda Springs
Soda Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°14′50″N 120°19′31″W / 39.24722°N 120.32528°W / 39.24722; -120.32528
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation
[1]
6,047 ft (1,843 m)

Soda Springs (also, Berkeley Soda Springs and Summit Soda Springs)[2] is a set of springs in Placer County, California that was in the 19th century once the location of a hotel and resort.[3] Soda Springs is located on the North Fork of the American River, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Tinker Knob, and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Granite Chief.[2] It lies at an elevation of 6047 feet (1843 m).[1]

Serene Lakes, a pair of lakes spanning 77 acres (0.31 km2), is located in Soda Springs and Placer County.[4]

A resort that operated at Soda Springs burned down in 1898.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soda Springs, Placer County, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 558. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Waring 1915.
  4. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Ice Lakes". usgs.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

Reference bibliography

  • Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. Vol. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.


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