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Lake, approximately 11 miles southeast of Kirkwood Ski Resort. Here, the greatest snow depth ever recorded was measured at the Tamarack station: in January 1911, 390 inches (9,900 mm) of snow fell, leading to a snow depth in March of 451 inches (11,500 mm). Tamarack also holds the record for greatest seasonal snowfall in California: during the winter of 1906−1907, it received 883 or 884 inches (22,400 or 22,500 mm) of snow.
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The Tamarack weather station was located at an elevation of 8,060 feet (2,460 m) ("upon the Summit" according to the first observer) and operated by PG&E employees from 1903 to 1948; its exact location is uncertain, but it is believed to have been located between Lower Blue Lake and Tamarack
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the winter of 1906-1907. Now, a snowfall of 73 1/2 feet, of 883 inches, is certainly considerable..."
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in the United States. It was founded in the 1920s. A nearby weather station, located across the
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Tamarack is located at an elevation of 6,913 feet (2,107 m), on the west slope of the
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line, has been the site of several United States meteorological records.
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Unincorporated community
Tamarack is located in California
Tamarack is located in the United States
38°26′20″N 120°04′34″W / 38.43889°N 120.07611°W / 38.43889; -120.07611
California
Calaveras County
unincorporated community
Calaveras County, California
Alpine County
Sierra Nevada
Bear Valley
South Lake Tahoe
subarctic climate
Köppen climate classification
precipitation


U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack, California


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