Tule Lake (/ˈtuːli/ TOO-lee)[2] is an intermittent lake covering an area of 13,000 acres (53 km2), 8.0 km (5.0 mi) long and 4.8 km (3.0 mi) across,[1] in northeastern Siskiyou County and northwestern Modoc County in California, along the border with Oregon.

[1] It is one of twenty ancient lakes in the world that have existed continuously for more than 1 million years.

[3] However, this has recently come under significant threat due to multiple years of drought conditions.

[4] Tule Lake is located 2.4 km (1.5 mi),[1] southwest of the town of Tulelake in Northern California.

[6] They were forced to sell their businesses and homes, and suffered enormous economic and psychological losses by being treated as potential enemies.