page_title: Watson Creek (California)
section_title: Watson Lake
hierarchical_section_title: Watson Creek (California) / Watson Lake
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of Watson Lake from the Tahoe Rim Trail. To the right, the trail goes up over the ridge where it crosses the headwaters meadow of Watson Creek. To the left, it crosses the outflow channel of the lake which is a tributary to Watson Creek, and continues south toward Lake Tahoe.
context_page_description: Watson Creek is a stream in northern California. It runs about 3 miles, from its source near Watson Lake, below Mount Watson, draining into Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Rim Trail runs across the creek in its headwaters meadow, and along the eastern shore of the lake.
  The creek and lake and peak are named for Robert Montgomery Watson, who came to Lake Tahoe in 1875. Watson built the Watson Log Cabin, the only historic log cabin in Tahoe City, California.
context_section_description: Watson Lake is at an elevation of 7,759 ft (2,365 m). The headwaters of Watson Creek is separated from Watson Lake by a granite ridge.  The lake's outflow is a minor tributary that joins the creek just downstream.
caption: Panoramic view of Watson Lake from the Tahoe Rim Trail. To the right, the trail goes north over the ridge to where it crosses the creek. To the left, the trail crosses the outflow channel of the lake, which is a tributary to the creek, and continues south toward Lake Tahoe.
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