| Manzanita Lake | |
| Coords: | 40.5337°N -121.5678°W |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Manzanita Lake in California, USA. |
Manzanita Lake is a lake located in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The name means "little apple" in Spanish.
Manzanita Lake was formed when Manzanita Creek was dammed 300 years ago by a rock avalanche from the northwest slope of the Chaos Crags, which also resulted in the debris formation known as Chaos Jumbles.[1]
The area around the lake features the Loomis Museum, a campground, and the Manzanita Lake Naturalist's Services Historic District. Located near the park entrance, the lake is open for fishing and has rainbow, brown and brook trout.[2]
Manzanita Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) using the 0 °C isotherm or a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) using the -3 °C isotherm with short, warm summers and cool winters, with most precipitation falling in the winter months.